to be jealous of something

  • 1Something to Worry About — is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United Kingdom in the February 1913 issue of the Strand . It was included in the UK collection The Man Upstairs , (1914), and later appeared in the United States in the collection… …

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  • 2jealous — jeal|ous [ˈdʒeləs] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: jelous, from Late Latin zelus; ZEAL] 1.) feeling angry and unhappy because someone has something that you wish you had →↑envious jealous of ▪ Why are you so jealous of his success? ▪… …

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  • 3jealous — jeal|ous [ dʒeləs ] adjective * 1. ) slightly angry because someone else has something you would like, or can do something you would like to do: I expect some of your colleagues will be jealous. jealous of: Other girls were jealous of her good… …

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  • 4jealous */ — UK [ˈdʒeləs] / US adjective 1) unhappy because someone has something that you would like or can do something that you would like to do I expect some of your colleagues will be jealous. jealous of: Other girls were jealous of her good looks. 2)… …

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  • 5Jealous Again — Infobox Album Name = Jealous Again Type = EP Artist = Black Flag Released = August 1980 Recorded = Media Art Studios, November 1979 and April 1980 Length = 6:34 Label = SST Records Producer = Spot Black Flag Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5… …

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  • 6jealous — adjective 1 feeling angry and unhappy because someone has something that you would like envious (+ of): Why are you so jealous of his success? | make sb jealous: It makes me jealous, seeing all these women with babies. 2 feeling angry and unhappy …

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  • 7jealous — adjective 1) he was jealous of his sister s popularity Syn: envious, covetous, desirous; resentful, grudging, begrudging, green (with envy) Ant: proud, admiring 2) a jealous lover Syn …

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  • 8jealous — jealously, adv. jealousness, n. /jel euhs/, adj. 1. feeling resentment against someone because of that person s rivalry, success, or advantages (often fol. by of): He was jealous of his rich brother. 2. feeling resentment because of another s… …

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  • 9jealous — jeal•ous [[t]ˈdʒɛl əs[/t]] adj. 1) resentful and envious, as of someone s success, advantages, etc.: to be jealous of a rich brother[/ex] 2) proceeding from suspicious fears or envious resentment: a jealous rage[/ex] 3) inclined to suspicions of… …

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  • 10jealous*/ — [ˈdʒeləs] adj 1) upset because someone has something that you would like to have, or can do something that you would like to do I expect some of your colleagues will be jealous.[/ex] 2) angry and upset because someone who you love is giving… …

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