n. A feeling of uneasiness, mortification, or discontent excited by the contemplation of another's superiority, prosperity, or success, accompanied with some degree of enmity or malignity, and often or usually with a desire or an effort to discomfit or mortify the person envied: usually followed by of.n. Hatred; ill will; malice.n. Public odium; ill repute.n. An object of envy.n. Synonyms Jealousy, Envy. Jealousy is the malign feeling which is often had toward a rival, or possible rival, for the possession of that which we greatly desire, as in love or ambition. Envy is a similar feeling toward one, whether rival or not, who already possesses that which we greatly desire. Jealousy is enmity prompted by fear; envy is enmity prompted by covetousness.To regard with envy; look upon as the possessor of what is wanting in or to one's self, with a longing for it, and either with or without, a desire for the deprivation or discomfiture of him who has it: often with both the possessor and the thing possessed as objects.To feel envy on account of; regard grudgingly or wistfully another's possession or experience of, either with or without malevolent feeling.To regard unfavorably; revolt against; oppose.To do harm to; injure.To be affected with envy; have envious feelings; regard something pertaining to another with grudge or longing: formerly often followed by at.To challenge (in a game).To vie with; emulate.To strive; contend; vie.n. A challenge (in a game); a vying; a vie.n. A contention; an attempt; an attack.n. Emulation.
