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envy

/ˈɛnvi/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
  2. An object of envious notice or feeling.
  3. Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling.
  4. Emulation; rivalry.
  5. Public odium; ill repute.
  6. To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.
  7. To have envious feelings (at).
  8. To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge.
  9. To show malice or ill will; to rail.
  10. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
  11. To hate.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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