invidia
- noun
- /ɪnˈvɪdiə/
- Archaic
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envidia
- Michelangelo allows Invidia no heroic dimension; to envy-driven foes of man and God, he concedes nothing but joyless squalor.
- invidia or envy
Examples
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Invidia squints in traditional allegory; thus, the direct stare of his effigy father frightens the boy Bento.
Academic text (1999) -
Envy (invidia) is caused by seeing and wanting what one cannot have because of one's situation: the city dweller looks out his half door and points toward the rich man from the country with his falcon and his bag of goods (borne by a servant); the dog below tries and fails to reach the bone held by that same city dweller while ignoring a couple of identical bones that lie before him on the ground.
Academic text (2001) -
Envy or invidia derives from invidere, to look askance at, from videre, to see.
Academic text (1999) -
Brynn was a native of Invidia, a land whose inhabitants were not known for their gentleness or trusting natures.
Fiction book (1992) -
On the left, charged with the greater number of sins, females attack their traditional nemeses: pride, envy, gluttony, and lust (superbia, invidia, gula, and luxuria).
Academic text (2011) -
Even Milton makes room for the Invidia alternative, not by predating Adam's actual creation, but by crediting Lucifer (and Beelzebub) with prior knowledge of God's intention to initiate the new race.
Academic text (1992) -
Scriptural in Islam, the legend of the Adamic occasion for Satan's envy may have been viewed in Christian theology as a somewhat suspect alternative; the more so since Saint Augustine had declared the primary sin to have been not envy but pride, Invidia being a consequence of Superbia.
Academic text (1992) -
In invidia, individuals may sabotage the success of others because they cannot bear to see someone else thrive.
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The character in the story was consumed by invidia, causing him to plot against his more successful friends.
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Invidia is often depicted in literature as the villain, motivated by a bitter desire to bring down those who excel.
Synonyms
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1.5
A feeling of wanting what someone else has and feeling upset about it
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7.3
A strong feeling of anger that makes you want to hurt others
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Etymology
Invidia comes from Latin parts in- 'against' and videre 'to see', so it originally meant a jealous or harmful look. That's why invidia (seen in Spanish envidia) means spiteful envy, like a hostile gaze that wishes harm on others.