jealousy

/'dʤeləsi/

Thân thiện

A child feels jealousy when a friend receives a new toy.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A feeling of resentment or bitterness toward someone because of their advantages, possessions, or success: This is the most common meaning, describing a state of envious unhappiness, often directed at a rival.
   • A state of suspicion or vigilance regarding a rival, especially in love: This meaning focuses on the fear of losing affection or loyalty to a competitor, often a romantic partner.
   • Fierce protectiveness or vigilance in guarding something: A more formal or literary sense, meaning zealous care in guarding a right, possession, or principle.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Her success at work filled him with intense jealousy. (This shows envy of another's success.)
  • The actor's jealousy over his co-star's attention was obvious. (This illustrates suspicion in a rivalry, likely romantic.)
  • They defended their land rights with a fierce jealousy. (This demonstrates zealous protectiveness of a possession or right.)

Advanced Usage

• "Green with jealousy": An idiom meaning extremely envious.
  • She was green with jealousy when she saw her friend's new car.
• "A fit of jealousy": A sudden, intense episode of jealous feelings.
  • He was overcome by a fit of jealousy and said things he later regretted.

Variants and Related Words

• Jealous (adj): Feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements and advantages; or feeling or showing suspicion of a rival's influence, especially in regard to a loved one.
  • He was jealous of his brother's popularity.
  • She gave her boyfriend a jealous look when he talked to another woman.
• Jealously (adv): In a jealous manner.
  • He jealously guarded his recipe as a family secret.

Synonyms

• Envy: A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck. (Note: 'Envy' typically focuses on wanting what someone else has, while 'jealousy' often involves fear of losing something one has to a rival.)
• Resentment: Bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly.
• Covetousness: Having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else.

Related Phrases

• Jealousy is a green-eyed monster: A famous idiom from Shakespeare's , personifying jealousy as a destructive creature.
  • Remember, jealousy is a green-eyed monster which mocks the meat it feeds on.
• To be eaten up with jealousy: To be consumed or dominated by jealous feelings.
  • He was eaten up with jealousy after his promotion was given to a colleague.

Học thuật

Noun

1. zealous vigilance
   • cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy-Paul Blanshard
2. a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• green-eyed monster