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Definition of jealousy noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

jealousy

noun

NAmE//ˈdʒɛləsi//

(pl. jealousies)

1[uncountable] a feeling of being jealous I felt sick with jealousy. sexual jealousy

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2[countable] an action or a remark that shows that a person is jealous I'm tired of her petty jealousies.

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