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- pronunciation:
- je
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
afraid of losing someone's love or attention to another person.
She became jealous when her parents spent so much time with the new baby.- similar words:
- possessive
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| definition 2: |
feeling envy of what another person has or can do.
He was jealous of his friend's new bike.
- synonyms:
- envious
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| derivations: |
jealously (adv.), jealousness (n.) |
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