What is Jealousy?
- Angela Moore
- Feb 28, 2015
- 4 min read
Jealousy is closely related to love and hate, a person can be jealous of someone in a number of ways.
For example, a cousin could be jealous of their cousin due to them having an icecream, and they were not given one. Although there are otherways, mainly in a psychological way. It is an emotion that one can feel towards another, however, it is selfish of the one feeling the emotion has it can cause difficulties in relationships and conflicts. The person feeling it is aware of the circumstances, yet, they do it to attempt to be in control, and they believe they have some control over the person they feel it towards.
In my novel sisters Kerry Ann and Natasha are found with this emotion clasping their throats. Natasha is full of resentment due to her abandonment and she had contracted a vendetta against her younger sibling from the start.
jealousy
[jel-uh-see]
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noun, plural jealousies for 4.
1.
jealous resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success oradvantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself.
2.
mental uneasiness from suspicion or fear of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc.,as in love or aims.
3.
vigilance in maintaining or guarding something.
4.
a jealous feeling, disposition, state, or mood.
OriginExpand
Middle English
Old French
1175-1225
1175-1225; Middle English gelusie, jelosie < Old French gelosie, equivalentto gelos jealous + -ie -y3
Can be confusedExpand
envy, jealousy (see synonym study at envy )
SynonymsExpand
1. See envy.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2015. Cite This Source
Examples from the web for jealousyExpand
We idolize our heroes, yet we feel jealousy toward them.
Without any evidence to support her jealousy, she issues an official ''denunciation'' of the alleged affair.
But an even stronger motivator, I find, is jealousy.
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British Dictionary definitions for jealousyExpand
jealousy
/ˈdʒɛləsɪ/
noun (pl) -ousies
1.
the state or quality of being jealous
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cite This Source
Word Origin and History for jealousyExpand
n.
c.1200, of God; c.1300, of persons, from Old French jalousie "enthusiasm, love, longing, jealousy" (12c.), from jalos (see jealous). Meaning "zeal, fervor, devotion" is late 14c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Cite This Source
jealousy in the BibleExpand
suspicion of a wife's purity, one of the strongest passions (Num. 5:14; Prov.6:34; Cant. 8:6); also an intense interest for another's honour or prosperity(Ps. 79:5; 1 Cor. 10:22; Zech. 1:14).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
jealousy
[jel-uh-see]
Spell Syllables
Synonyms
Examples
Word Origin
noun, plural jealousies for 4.
1.
jealous resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success oradvantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself.
2.
mental uneasiness from suspicion or fear of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc.,as in love or aims.
3.
vigilance in maintaining or guarding something.
4.
a jealous feeling, disposition, state, or mood.
OriginExpand
Middle English
Old French
1175-1225
1175-1225; Middle English gelusie, jelosie < Old French gelosie, equivalentto gelos jealous + -ie -y3
Can be confusedExpand
envy, jealousy (see synonym study at envy )
SynonymsExpand
1. See envy.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2015. Cite This Source
Examples from the web for jealousyExpand
We idolize our heroes, yet we feel jealousy toward them.
Without any evidence to support her jealousy, she issues an official ''denunciation'' of the alleged affair.
But an even stronger motivator, I find, is jealousy.
Expand
British Dictionary definitions for jealousyExpand
jealousy
/ˈdʒɛləsɪ/
noun (pl) -ousies
1.
the state or quality of being jealous
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cite This Source
Word Origin and History for jealousyExpand
n.
c.1200, of God; c.1300, of persons, from Old French jalousie "enthusiasm, love, longing, jealousy" (12c.), from jalos (see jealous). Meaning "zeal, fervor, devotion" is late 14c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Cite This Source
jealousy in the BibleExpand
suspicion of a wife's purity, one of the strongest passions (Num. 5:14; Prov.6:34; Cant. 8:6); also an intense interest for another's honour or prosperity(Ps. 79:5; 1 Cor. 10:22; Zech. 1:14).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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American Psychological Association (APA):
jealousy. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged. Retrieved February 28, 2015, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jealousy
Chicago Manual Style (CMS):
jealousy. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc.http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jealousy (accessed: February 28, 2015).
Modern Language Association (MLA):
"jealousy." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 28 Feb. 2015. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jealousy>.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):
Dictionary.com, "jealousy," in Dictionary.com Unabridged. Source location: Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jealousy. Available:http://dictionary.reference.com. Accessed: February 28, 2015.
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