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1. (n.) Malice; ill will; spite.

2. (n.) 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. (n.) Emulation; rivalry.

4. (n.) Public odium; ill repute.

5. (n.) An object of envious notice or feeling.

6. (v. t.) 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. (v. t.) 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. (v. t.) To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.

9. (v. t.) To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.

10. (v. t.) To hate.

11. (v. t.) To emulate.

12. (v. i.) To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at.

13. (v. i.) To show malice or ill will; to rail.

Thesaurus
Faustianism acedia anger avarice avaritia begrudge cast envious eyes cold comfort covet covetousness crave deadly sin desire disappointment discontent discontentedness discontentment disgruntlement dissatisfaction dissatisfiedness divine discontent enviousness gluttony greed green-eyed jealousy green-eyed monster grudge grudging gula hanker heartburn heartburning horn-madness ill humor invidia invidiousness ira jalousie jaundice jaundiced eye jealousness jealousy long longing lust luxuria peevishness petulance pride querulousness rebelliousness resent resentment restiveness restlessness sloth sourness sulkiness superbia uneasiness unfulfillment unhappiness unpleasure unsatisfaction vexation of spirit want wrath yearn
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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