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Definition of the green-eyed monster noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the green-eyed monster

noun
 
/ðə ˌɡriːn aɪd ˈmɒnstə(r)/
 
/ðə ˌɡriːn aɪd ˈmɑːnstər/
(informal)
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  1. used as a way of talking about being jealous (= angry or unhappy because somebody has something you wish you had or because somebody you love shows interest in somebody else)
See the green-eyed monster in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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