| Main Entry: | heartburn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | burning sensation |
Synonyms: |
acid reflux, backflow, cardialgia, gastroesophageal reflux, indigestion, pyrosis, water-brash |
| 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: | envy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | jealousy |
Synonyms: |
backbiting, coveting, covetousness, enviousness, evil eye, green-eyed monster, grudge, grudging, grudgingness, hatred, heartburn, ill will, invidiousness, jaundiced eye, lusting, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignity, opposition, prejudice, resentfulness, resentment, rivalry, 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 |
Antonyms: |
comfort, confidence, contentedness, good will, kindness, pleasure |
| Main Entry: | indigestion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | upset stomach |
Synonyms: |
acid indigestion, acidosis, digestive upset, dyspepsia, dyspepsy, flatulence, flu, gas, gaseous stomach, heartburn, nausea, pain |
| Concept: | Envy. |
| Category: | 2. Retrospective sympathetic affections |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
envy; enviousness; rivalry; jalousie de milier; illwill, spite.
-verbs
envy, covet, burst with envy.
-adjectives
envious, invidious, covetous; alieni appetens.
-phrases
"base envy withers at another's joy" [Thomson]; caeca invidia est [Livy]; multa petentibus desunt multa [Horace]; summa petit livor [Ovid].
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