jealous
adjective/ˈdʒeləs/
/ˈdʒeləs/
- feeling angry or unhappy because somebody you like or love is showing interest in somebody else
- a jealous wife/husband
- He's only talking to her to make you jealous.
Wordfinder- affair
- date
- go out with somebody
- jealous
- love
- marriage
- partner
- passionate
- relationship
- romantic
Extra Examples- I can remember feeling madly jealous when he was with other women.
- Peter was obsessively jealous and his behaviour was driving his partner away.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- sound
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- about
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- jealous (of somebody/something) feeling angry or unhappy because you wish you had something that somebody else has synonym envious
- She's jealous of my success.
- Children often feel jealous when a new baby arrives.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1- He was rather jealous of me.
- I've seen your holiday photos. I'm so jealous!
- There's nothing for you to feel jealous about.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- of
- jealous (of something) wanting to keep or protect something that you have because it makes you feel proud
- They are very jealous of their good reputation (= they do not want to lose it).
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- of
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French gelos, from medieval Latin zelosus, from Latin zelus ‘zeal, jealousy’.
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