Jealous
adjective
Feeling unhappy and angry because someone has something that you want.
She was jealous of her sister's success.
Often appears as...
- jealous of
- make jealous
adjective
Showing suspicion or fear of competition or unfaithfulness in a love relationship.
Joe is always so jealous, even when I talk to my friends.
Often appears as...
- jealous boyfriend
- jealous rage
adjective
Cautious about keeping or maintaining something.
The country is very jealous of its independence.
Often appears as...
- jealous guardianship
- jealous protection
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Formal
adjective
Feeling unhappy and angry because someone has something that you want.
She was jealous of her sister's success.
Often appears as...
- jealous of
- make jealous
adjective
Showing suspicion or fear of competition or unfaithfulness in a love relationship.
Joe is always so jealous, even when I talk to my friends.
Often appears as...
- jealous boyfriend
- jealous rage
adjective
Cautious about keeping or maintaining something.
The country is very jealous of its independence.
Often appears as...
- jealous guardianship
- jealous protection
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Desire Aspect
Focuses on the feeling of wanting what someone else has.
He became jealous when his friend bought a new bike.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Represents a negative and potentially harmful emotion, often stemming from insecurity.
She felt jealous and resentful of her coworker's promotion.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Envy
Distinguishes from 'envy'. Jealousy includes fear of losing something one has. Envy is wanting what another has.
She was jealous of her partner's attention to others, not envious of their happiness.
Pro Tip 1/3Desire Aspect
Focuses on the feeling of wanting what someone else has.
He became jealous when his friend bought a new bike.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Represents a negative and potentially harmful emotion, often stemming from insecurity.
She felt jealous and resentful of her coworker's promotion.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Envy
Distinguishes from 'envy'. Jealousy includes fear of losing something one has. Envy is wanting what another has.
She was jealous of her partner's attention to others, not envious of their happiness.
Pro Tip 1/3Desire Aspect
Focuses on the feeling of wanting what someone else has.
He became jealous when his friend bought a new bike.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Represents a negative and potentially harmful emotion, often stemming from insecurity.
She felt jealous and resentful of her coworker's promotion.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Envy
Distinguishes from 'envy'. Jealousy includes fear of losing something one has. Envy is wanting what another has.
She was jealous of her partner's attention to others, not envious of their happiness.
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Baby Chimpanzees Playing...
there'd be busy all day and here they're not busy all day because they're not moving around so much and exploring the forest enrichment is is really important for building motor skills developmental skills social skills you know sometimes they can get jealous over over something in the water and then they have to learn
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Jealousy Bites PIPE Brain...
we've invited these babies puppies and their respective Guardians to take part in what might be the cutest experiment we've ever conducted our toddlers and pooches will be put through a series of tests to measure one thing jealousy the question is when it comes to getting jealous is the highly evolved human
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Arunachalam Muruganantham...
Because it's an arranged marriage, not a love marriage. So one day she said, openly, I'm not going to support this research. Then other victims, they got into my sisters. But even sisters, wives, they're not ready to support in the research. That's why I am always jealous with the saints in India.
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Watch the Total Solar...
freaking jealous right and you can see them here how exciting oh my gosh such excited winners I can only imagine what it would have been like oh I wish I had slept your life what an amazing place out in the high desert yeah the stars must have been incredible I'm
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An Ode to Envy PIPE Parul...
I can't give the world D's, as much as I would really like to, some days. And it's a pity, because we live in envious times. We live in jealous times. I mean, we're all good citizens of social media, aren't we, where the currency is envy?
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The habits of happiness...
then it would be found all the time, somewhere. We know we're not always angry, always jealous, always generous. So, because the basic fabric of consciousness is this pure cognitive quality that differentiates it from a stone,
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The thrilling potential...
an extraordinary opportunity, to change the world and create an energy system that everybody will be jealous of, and everybody will look to us as the innovators of. And that's the democracy of energy.
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How revenge porn turns...
and anger and confusion and silence. My manipulative, jealous, stalker ex-boyfriend did exactly what he said he would he put up a website with my name on it, and he posted this. And this.
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"All the World's a...
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation
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The Sea Turtles of...
very jealous of you right now. So listen, tell us a few interesting things about loggerhead sea turtles, because they've got fascinating life histories, haven't they?
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Baby Chimpanzees Playing...
there'd be busy all day and here they're not busy all day because they're not moving around so much and exploring the forest enrichment is is really important for building motor skills developmental skills social skills you know sometimes they can get jealous over over something in the water and then they have to learn
Video examples
Jealousy Bites PIPE Brain...
we've invited these babies puppies and their respective Guardians to take part in what might be the cutest experiment we've ever conducted our toddlers and pooches will be put through a series of tests to measure one thing jealousy the question is when it comes to getting jealous is the highly evolved human
Video examples
Arunachalam Muruganantham...
Because it's an arranged marriage, not a love marriage. So one day she said, openly, I'm not going to support this research. Then other victims, they got into my sisters. But even sisters, wives, they're not ready to support in the research. That's why I am always jealous with the saints in India.
Video examples
Watch the Total Solar...
freaking jealous right and you can see them here how exciting oh my gosh such excited winners I can only imagine what it would have been like oh I wish I had slept your life what an amazing place out in the high desert yeah the stars must have been incredible I'm
Video examples
An Ode to Envy PIPE Parul...
I can't give the world D's, as much as I would really like to, some days. And it's a pity, because we live in envious times. We live in jealous times. I mean, we're all good citizens of social media, aren't we, where the currency is envy?
Video examples
The habits of happiness...
then it would be found all the time, somewhere. We know we're not always angry, always jealous, always generous. So, because the basic fabric of consciousness is this pure cognitive quality that differentiates it from a stone,
Video examples
The thrilling potential...
an extraordinary opportunity, to change the world and create an energy system that everybody will be jealous of, and everybody will look to us as the innovators of. And that's the democracy of energy.
Video examples
How revenge porn turns...
and anger and confusion and silence. My manipulative, jealous, stalker ex-boyfriend did exactly what he said he would he put up a website with my name on it, and he posted this. And this.
Video examples
"All the World's a...
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation
Video examples
The Sea Turtles of...
very jealous of you right now. So listen, tell us a few interesting things about loggerhead sea turtles, because they've got fascinating life histories, haven't they?
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Quote examples
Urijah Faber
American Athlete
You look at teams in college, the MMA world, and beyond that allow bullying, where guys get jealous during training and stuff like that. You need to have a space where everyone feels like they have an equal opportunity - like they have support, people watching out for them.
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Teri Polo
American Actress
I never got picked on, but I never had a lot of friends. When I talked to my parents about it, they said, 'They're just jealous because you're beautiful and talented.' It was probably one of the worst things they could have told me, because I became self-conscious.
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Franchesca Ramsey
American Comedian
Social media, unfortunately, just makes it a lot easier to be jealous. It sets up false expectations of reality, so it's really easy to look at someone else's life online and assume that they have everything going great for them and that their life is perfect.
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Jermaine Fowler
American Actor
Society, they look down on teenage moms and dads, but I think those people are just jealous because they'll never know what it's like to be raised by someone who's still being raised.
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Seann William Scott
American Actor
The surprising thing is that I was not funny in high school. I was always jealous of the funny kids because they always got the girls. I couldn't tell a joke to save my life.
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Lance Stroll
Canadian Driver
There will always be jealous people and haters: people who assume that if they were in your shoes, they could do what you're doing. That's just the world we live in.
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Malin Akerman
Swedish Actress
I am extremely lucky that I have a husband who is so supportive. He's not in the slightest bit jealous or worried about the things I do in certain scenes.
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Leila Slimani
French Writer
I love cooking shows! I'm not a bad cook myself, but I must say that I admire the creativity of those young chefs. It makes me jealous... and hungry.
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Karen Kilgariff
American Writer
I'm just a deeply jealous person. And I want blame everybody else for what I don't have.
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Camille Grammer
American Celebrity
I don't think the world is jealous of me.
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Urijah Faber
American Athlete
You look at teams in college, the MMA world, and beyond that allow bullying, where guys get jealous during training and stuff like that. You need to have a space where everyone feels like they have an equal opportunity - like they have support, people watching out for them.
Quote examples
Teri Polo
American Actress
I never got picked on, but I never had a lot of friends. When I talked to my parents about it, they said, 'They're just jealous because you're beautiful and talented.' It was probably one of the worst things they could have told me, because I became self-conscious.
Quote examples
Franchesca Ramsey
American Comedian
Social media, unfortunately, just makes it a lot easier to be jealous. It sets up false expectations of reality, so it's really easy to look at someone else's life online and assume that they have everything going great for them and that their life is perfect.
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Jermaine Fowler
American Actor
Society, they look down on teenage moms and dads, but I think those people are just jealous because they'll never know what it's like to be raised by someone who's still being raised.
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Seann William Scott
American Actor
The surprising thing is that I was not funny in high school. I was always jealous of the funny kids because they always got the girls. I couldn't tell a joke to save my life.
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Lance Stroll
Canadian Driver
There will always be jealous people and haters: people who assume that if they were in your shoes, they could do what you're doing. That's just the world we live in.
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Malin Akerman
Swedish Actress
I am extremely lucky that I have a husband who is so supportive. He's not in the slightest bit jealous or worried about the things I do in certain scenes.
Quote examples
Leila Slimani
French Writer
I love cooking shows! I'm not a bad cook myself, but I must say that I admire the creativity of those young chefs. It makes me jealous... and hungry.
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Karen Kilgariff
American Writer
I'm just a deeply jealous person. And I want blame everybody else for what I don't have.
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Camille Grammer
American Celebrity
I don't think the world is jealous of me.
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