overjealous

8.2

Feeling very suspicious and afraid of losing a partner to someone else

adjective
/ˌoʊvərˈdʒɛləs/

: celoso en exceso

She became overjealous whenever her partner spoke to someone else.

Examples

His overjealous attitude often created unnecessary tension in their relationship.
His overjealous nature often leads to misunderstandings.
Friends advised him not to be so overjealous about minor things.
She can be quite overjealous when it comes to her boyfriend.
She became overjealous whenever her partner spoke to another woman.
His overjealous nature often makes her feel suffocated in the relationship.
Friends warned him that being overjealous could push her away.

Synonyms

jealous

vsoverjealous

327 1.8

Feeling worried that someone you love may like someone else

is more extreme and shows excessive fear of losing a loved one's affection

green-eyed

vsoverjealous

12 6.0

Feeling jealous because you fear being replaced

is more intense and stresses excessive fear of losing affection to rivals

paranoidal

vsoverjealous

1 9.3

Feeling very suspicious and afraid that others will harm you

is about excessive fear of losing affection not broad extreme distrust of people

oversuspicious

vsoverjealous

7.4

Quick to think people want to harm or trick you

is focused specifically on extreme fear of losing affection rather than general distrust

Antonyms

unjealous

1 7.5

Not angry or upset when others do well

How Jealous

overjealous

8.2

possessive

29 3.8

jealous

327 1.8

unconcerned

16 3.9

Surface Forms

overjealous positive

Morphology

overjealous = jealous (transparent) = over + jealous

The productive prefix 'over-' meaning 'excessively' combines directly with 'jealous' to yield 'excessively jealous', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Overjealous is made from over- meaning 'too much' and jealous meaning 'afraid of losing someone's love or trust'. So overjealous simply means being 'too jealous'—very suspicious or worried about a rival.