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Meaning Of Envy
n.
Malice; ill will; spite.
n.
Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the
sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some
degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious
grudging; -- usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of
Caesar.
n.
Emulation; rivalry.
n.
Public odium; ill repute.
n.
An object of envious notice or feeling.
v. t.
To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a
feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising
from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to
possess it.
v. t.
To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or
repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of
another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon;
to begrudge.
v. t.
To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
v. t.
To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
v. t.
To hate.
v. t.
To emulate.
v. i.
To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything
with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at.