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What does jealousy mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word jealousy? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (uncountable) A state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse, lover etc., from fears of infidelity.
  2. (countable) A resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold.
  3. Envy towards another's possessions
  4. (archaic) A close concern for someone or something, solicitude, vigilance.
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Sometimes Sara looks at Sarah's school friends and feels a pang of jealousy, of anger.
Every unshared moment of delight becomes the occasion for fear, envy, and jealousy.
When he begins a love affair with Steven, jealousy takes hold and leads to unexpected violence.
While he recovers, Gary's constant jealousy finally drives his wife Tess to cheat on him in earnest.
Kingsley plays Ford in a near-hysterical key throughout, his jealousy tinged with full-blown paranoia.
Learn to accept jealousy as a normal but exaggerated response to a stressful, emotionally charged change in your life.

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