envy
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- noun
- /ˈɛnvi/
:
envidia
- After she won the award, many in the audience expressed their envy at her success.
- envy and jealousy
- a feeling of envy
- feel envy
I am my jealousy and envy is just fully inflamed.
- I am my jealousy and envy is just fully inflamed.
- But when you are feeling envy, it's a terrible feeling.
- But no, they also are driven by envy as well.
- Well, I think again, like all emotions, envy is not a bad emotion.
- And the politicians play on that envy, right?
- It plays on our envy, it plays on our tribal spirits.
- What is it about envy that makes it so central to narcissism?
- Negative emotions include anger, include envy, include grief.
- Edges that saw release from envy to a more endurable loss.
- It says that they will not give way to envy or lover superstition.
- The fact is, all of us live in an envy inducing world these days.
- And, and comparison and envy and ambition.
- You know, nature's not plagued by envy, greed, you know, and anger.
- Have you noticed anyone around you have envy and jealousy over the years?
Examples
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But when you are feeling envy, it's a terrible feeling.
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The whole world is talking about what you're doing and you're the envy of the world.
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A really interesting one to me is the envy of others.
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How would you like to be the envy of all of your friends and the most popular fellow in town?
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And the politicians play on that envy, right?
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The fact is, all of us live in an envy inducing world these days.
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Oh, Paul, you're going to make me the envy of the whole world...
Fiction book (1990) -
This rich man's life was the envy of many Greeks.
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Pretty soon, he became the envy of the gaming world after landing a lucrative deal with Sizzler.
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Her stunning new car became the talk of the town, igniting feelings of envy among her friends.
Synonyms
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A feeling of anger and worry when you think someone else has what you want
A feeling of sadness and wanting something someone else has
A feeling of wanting what others have and being angry that they are doing well
Feeling angry and jealous when someone else succeeds
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Compounds
- Specialized
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A woman's or girl's feeling jealous of a man's penis that affects how she feels as she grows up
- Jargon
A feeling of wanting the exact methods and high status of physics in other fields
How Envious
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Etymology
Envy comes from the old Latin word invidia, which meant 'a hostile look' and comes from videre 'to see'. So envy is like the bad feeling that starts when you 'look at' someone and want what they have.