jealousy.

1. Distress about a rival threatening a valued relationship, position, or possession.

2. Resentful desire for something that another person has.

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Words that belong together

• romantic jealousy
• professional jealousy

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Professional jealousy distorted his judgment of the new colleague.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.