a jaundiced eye

  • 1jaundiced eye — Synonyms and related words: bent, bias, envy, favoritism, forejudgment, green eyed jealousy, green eyed monster, heartburn, heartburning, horn madness, inclination, jalousie, jaundice, jealousness, jealousy, leaning, one sidedness, partialism,… …

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  • 2eye — n. organ of sight 1) to blink; close, shut; open; roll; squint one s eyes 2) to drop, lower; lift, raise one s eyes 3) to rest; strain one s eyes 4) to lay, set one s eyes on smt. ( to see smt. ) 5) to keep one s eyes open, peeled (esp. AE),… …

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  • 3jaundiced — jaun|diced [ˈdʒo:ndıst US ˈdʒo:n , ˈdʒa:n ] adj 1.) thinking that people or things are bad, especially because you have had bad experiences in the past ▪ He has a very jaundiced view of the world. ▪ She viewed politics and politicians with a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4jaundiced — [[t]ʤɔ͟ːndɪst[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If someone has a jaundiced view of something, they can see only the bad aspects of it. The financial markets are taking a jaundiced view of the Government s motives... The general watched the proceedings… …

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  • 5jaundiced — adjective 1 tending to judge people and things unfavourably, often because you have had disappointing experiences yourself: a jaundiced view of life | with a jaundiced eye (=thinking of people and situations in a jaundiced way) 2 suffering from… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6jaundiced — adjective a) Affected with jaundice. If we have experienced a hostile world in childhood, we will continue to view almost everyone with a jaundiced eye and react to them according to our perception. b) Prejudiced; envious; as, a jaundiced… …

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  • 7jaundiced — adjective 1. affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc • Syn: ↑icteric, ↑yellow • Similar to: ↑unhealthy • Derivationally related forms: ↑icterus (for: ↑ …

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  • 8jaundiced — adjective Date: 1640 1. affected with or as if with jaundice 2. exhibiting or influenced by envy, distaste, or hostility < a jaundiced eye > …

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  • 9view with a jaundiced eye — be jealous, be envious …

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  • 10eye — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ amber, blue, brown, dark, golden, green, grey/gray …

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