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| envy |
When you envy someone, you wish you had something that they have, or you wish you could do something that they can do. When you envy someone, you are jealous of them. [1/3 definitions] |
| jealous |
When you are jealous, you feel angry or sad because you want what another person has. Sometimes you are angry or upset because you can't do something that somebody else can do. [2 definitions] |
| possessive |
A possessive person is a jealous person who wants to control the people they love so that they can have these people all to themselves. They don't want to share them with others. [1/3 definitions] |
| streak |
If a person has a jealous streak, it means that they are the kind of person who can be jealous at times. They may not act in a jealous way all the time, but being jealous is one part of their personality. [1/5 definitions] |
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