| Main Entry: | jealousy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | envy |
Synonyms: |
backbiting, begrudging, covetousness, enviousness, evil eye, green-eyed monster, grudge, grudgingness, jaundiced eye, resentfulness, resentment, spite |
| Notes: | jealousy is reflective of a person's feelings or attitudes toward another person, whereas envy expresses a person's feelings or attitudes toward another person's advantages or accomplishments; jealousy pertains to emotional rivalry while envy is resentment of a more fortunate person |
| Concept: | Jealousy. |
| Category: | 2. Retrospective sympathetic affections |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
jealousy, jealousness; jaundiced eye; envious suspicion, suspicion; "green-eyed monster" [Othello]; yellows; Juno.
-verbs
be jealous; view with jealousy, view with a jealous eye.
-adjectives
jealous, jealous as a barbary pigeon; jaundiced, yellow-eyed, envious, hornmad.
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| Main Entry: | dissatisfaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discontent, unhappiness |
Synonyms: |
annoyance, anxiety, aversion, boredom, chagrin, complaint, desolation, disapproval, discomfort, discouragement, disfavor, disgruntlement, disinclination, dislike, disliking, dismay, displeasure, disquiet, disrelish, distaste, distress, ennui, envy, exasperation, fretfulness, frustration, heartburn, hopelessness, indisposition, irritation, jealousy, lamentation, malcontent, malcontentment, oppression, querulousness, regret, resentment, trouble, uneasiness, weariness, worry |
Antonyms: |
contentment, happiness, pleasure, satisfaction |
| Main Entry: | rivalry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | competition |
Synonyms: |
antagonism, athletic event, bout, candidacy, clash, conflict, contest, duel, emulation, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, jealousy, match, matchup, one on one, opposition, race, sport, strife, struggle, tournament, tug-of-war |
| Main Entry: | suspicion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | doubt |
Synonyms: |
bad vibes, chariness, conjecture, cynicism, distrust, dubiety, dubiosity, funny feeling, guess, guesswork, gut feeling, hunch, idea, impression, incertitude, incredulity, jealousy, lack of confidence, misgiving, mistrust, nonbelief, notion, qualm, skepticism, sneaking suspicion, supposition, surmise, uncertainty, wariness, wonder |
Antonyms: |
trust |
| Main Entry: | enviousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | envy |
Synonyms: |
jealousy, resentfulness, resentment, the green-eyed monster |