jealousy

noun

ˈje-lə-sē How to pronounce jealousy (audio)
Definition of jealousynext
as in resentment
a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too her jealousy over her sister's singing career drove the two of them apart

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Recent Examples of jealousy The series backs up 25 years to a Connecticut farm where father Cyrus Trask (Tracy Letts), a peg-legged Civil War veteran, rejects Charles’ gift of a new knife in favor of Adam’s present of a stray puppy, creating a long trail of jealousy. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 This transit highlights themes of resilience, transformation, jealousy, competitiveness, and power dynamics. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2026 Macho Cowboy At the top of the pinnacle of power within the telenovela structure is the macho cowboy whose high emotional expressions of jealousy, anger, and confrontation are accepted as passionate acts of strength or romantic gestures. — Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Greed, jealousy, anger or the desire for power can exist in all of us. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jealousy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealousy
  1. resentment
  2. envy
  3. hatred
Noun
  • Carney acknowledged Alberta’s longstanding resentment of federal energy policies.
    — Rob Gillies, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The pandemic supercharged a separatist movement long fueled by Western alienation — resentment of Ottawa over federal power and energy policies — drawing in activists angry over COVID-19 restrictions, some influenced by conspiracy theories.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of resentment
Noun
  • That’s because the variant, which is available as either a station wagon or Quartermaster truck, comes decked out in the best premium add-ons from past Ineos special editions, along with a few envy-inducing features.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This is not to denigrate what pathbreaking American technology companies can accomplish on their own—their innovation is the envy of the world, and rightly so.
    — DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of envy
Noun
  • The immigration of people from an entirely different world, people with hatred in their hearts, has shattered that once great country.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Underneath that façade was a sociopathic white supremacist neo-Nazi filled with hatred, fantasizing about mass murder nearly every day.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of hatred

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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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