jealousy
Pronunciation change
- IPA (key): /ˈdʒɛləsi/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: jeal‧ous‧y
Noun change
- (uncountable) Jealousy is the bad feeling you get when somebody else has something that you want.
- I felt great jealousy towards them and their successes
- (uncountable) Jealousy is the bad feeling you get when somebody you're interested in shows interest in another, or when the other person shows interest in them.
- Men act violently out of sexual jealousy more than women.