Thesaurus: envy

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1. n. Malice; ill will; spite.
2. n. Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of Caesar.
3. n. Emulation; rivalry.
4. n. Public odium; ill repute.
5. n. An object of envious notice or feeling.
6. v. t. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it.
7. v. t. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge.
8. v. t. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
9. v. t. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
10. v. t. To hate.
11. v. t. To emulate.
12. v. i. To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at.
13. v. i. To show malice or ill will; to rail.