Envy

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1. Noun

Malice; ill will; spite.

2. Noun

Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of Caesar.

3. Noun

Emulation; rivalry.

4. Noun

Public odium; ill repute.

5. Noun

An object of envious notice or feeling.

6. Verb

To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it.

7. Verb

To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge.

8. Verb

To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.

9. Verb

To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.

10. Verb

To hate.

11. Verb

To emulate.

12. Verb

To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at.

13. Verb

To show malice or ill will; to rail.

14. Noun

a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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