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      envy
      noun
      Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
      An object of envious notice or feeling.
      A red-skinned variety of eating apple.
      (obsolete) Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling.
      (obsolete) Emulation; rivalry.
      (obsolete) Public odium; ill repute.
      verb
      (transitive) To resentfully or discontentedly desire (something someone else has that one lacks).
      (transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.
      (obsolete, intransitive) To have envious feelings (at).
      (obsolete, transitive) To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge.
      (obsolete) To show malice or ill will; to rail.
      (obsolete) To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
      (obsolete) To hate.
      (obsolete) To emulate.
      Roots
      viderevid- · Latin · to see
      Synonyms for envy
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      Words related to envy
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