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jealousy

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jealousy /ˈdʒɛləsi /
noun
(plural jealousies)
[mass noun] the state or feeling of being jealous:
a sharp pang of jealousy
[count noun] resentments and jealousies festered.
– ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French gelosie, from gelos (see jealous).