jealousy
JEL-uh-see/ˈd͡ʒɛləsi/
Pluraljealousies
Often confused with envy
- 1The unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has, or of fearing you will lose someone to another person.
She felt a sting of jealousy when her best friend made new friends.
Jealousy can ruin a friendship.
Similarenvy, resentment
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- 2Careful, watchful worry about someone or something you care about.
She watched over the sick baby with great jealousy, checking on him every hour.
The old man guarded the village well with jealousy and let no one spoil it.
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Origin
From Old French jalousie. It is related to the words zeal and zealous.