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jealousy

/ˈd͡ʒɛl.ə.si/ noun B1
  1. A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude. (countable, uncountable) · a man of many jealousies· She was mad with jealousy.

Plural jealousies

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As for the accused himself, many remembered him as being so amiable, so handsome, and so liberal, that they chose to think him the victim of some conspiracy, since in this world large fortunes frequently excite the malevolence and jealousy of some unknown enemy.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1046 · C1
Miss Bingley was then sorry that she had proposed the delay; for her jealousy and dislike of one sister much exceeded her affection for the other.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 65 · B2
“A thorough, determined dislike of me--a dislike which I cannot but attribute in some measure to jealousy.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 90 · B2
Convinced as Elizabeth now was that Miss Bingley’s dislike of her had originated in jealousy, she could not help feeling how very unwelcome her appearance at Pemberley must be to her, and was curious to know with how much civility on that lady’s side the acquaintance would now be renewed.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 299 · B2

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