jealousy
IPA: dʒˈɛɫʌsi
noun
- (countable, uncountable) A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.
- (archaic) A close concern for someone or something, solicitude, vigilance.
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Examples of "jealousy" in Sentences
- The queen scolds the men for their jealousy.
- For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband.
- The cleft then opens revealing the Prison of Jealousy.
- Jealousy inspired the courtiers to malign and insult him.
- Alex's jealousy is once again the focus of the first two.
- She was the victime of people's jealousy and of rumor mongerers.
- Apologies for the jealousy jibe, it was in the heat of the moment.
- Federico overheard the conversation and is overcome with the old jealousy.
- As a matter of course, this excited the jealousy of the exoteric authorities.
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