Envy

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A feeling of discontent and resentment aroused by and in conjunction with desire for the possessions or qualities of another.
  • noun. The object of such feeling.
  • noun. Malevolence.
  • transitive verb. To feel envy toward (another person).
  • transitive verb. To regard (something) with envy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To challenge (in a game).
  • To vie with; emulate.
  • To strive; contend; vie.
  • noun. A feeling of uneasiness, mortification, or discontent excited by the contemplation of another's superiority, prosperity, or success, accompanied with some degree of enmity or malignity, and often or usually with a desire or an effort to discomfit or mortify the person envied: usually followed by of.
  • noun. Hatred; ill will; malice.
  • noun. Public odium; ill repute.
  • noun. An object of envy.
  • noun. Synonyms Jealousy, Envy. Jealousy is the malign feeling which is often had toward a rival, or possible rival, for the possession of that which we greatly desire, as in love or ambition. Envy is a similar feeling toward one, whether rival or not, who already possesses that which we greatly desire. Jealousy is enmity prompted by fear; envy is enmity prompted by covetousness.
  • To regard with envy; look upon as the possessor of what is wanting in or to one's self, with a longing for it, and either with or without, a desire for the deprivation or discomfiture of him who has it: often with both the possessor and the thing possessed as objects.
  • To feel envy on account of; regard grudgingly or wistfully another's possession or experience of, either with or without malevolent feeling.
  • To regard unfavorably; revolt against; oppose.
  • To do harm to; injure.
  • To be affected with envy; have envious feelings; regard something pertaining to another with grudge or longing: formerly often followed by at.
  • noun. A challenge (in a game); a vying; a vie.
  • noun. A contention; an attempt; an attack.
  • noun. Emulation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Malice; ill will; spite.
  • 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.
  • noun. Emulation; rivalry.
  • noun. Public odium; ill repute.
  • noun. An object of envious notice or feeling.
  • intransitive verb. To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at.
  • intransitive verb. To show malice or ill will; to rail.
  • transitive 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.
  • transitive 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.
  • transitive verb. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
  • transitive verb. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
  • transitive verb. To hate.
  • transitive verb. To emulate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To show malice or ill will; to rail.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. be envious of; set one's heart on
  • verb. feel envious towards; admire enviously
  • noun. spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  • noun. a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another