Jealous ˈdʒeləs Feel Make Success Feeling Adjective Bre

• a jealous wife/husband
• he's only talking to her to make you jealous.
• she's jealous of my success.
• children often feel jealous when a new baby arrives.

jealous

1. feeling angry or unhappy because somebody you like or love is showing interest in somebody else
• a jealous wife/husband
• He's only talking to her to make you jealous.
2. feeling angry or unhappy because you wish you had something that somebody else has
• synonym envious
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• She's jealous of my success.
• Children often feel jealous when a new baby arrives.
3. wanting to keep or protect something that you have because it makes you feel proud
• They are very jealous of their good reputation (= they do not want to lose it).

Extra Examples

• I can remember feeling madly jealous when he was with other women.
• Ignore her—she’s only trying to make you jealous.
• Peter was obsessively jealous and his behaviour was driving his wife away.
• She was rather jealous of me.
• There’s nothing for you to feel jealous about.
• She’s jealous of my success.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French gelos, from medieval Latin zelosus, from Latin zelus ‘zeal, jealousy’.