jealousy vs envy
Definitions
noun
- a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
- zealous vigilance
Examples
These successes, if that is what they are, are tinged with a jealousy that legal writers elsewhere have a more publicly acknowledged involvement in moulding the law's development.
He discovers he is aroused by jealousy, so he encourages the young doctor to flirt with his wife.
Jealousy and suspicion are eroding our friendship.
Definitions
verb
- feel envious towards; admire enviously
- be envious of; set one's heart on
noun
- spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
Examples
They will not see through the superficial machinations of modern baaskap whose heart is filled with envy at seeing the dream becoming true, of a people united in a social contract, working together black and white, to determine a better future for themselves.
The second is to realise when the goal is unattainable and turn the envy towards an achievable outcome.
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