Object+of+envy
1envy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme ▪ unconscious ▪ class, social ▪ penis ▪ the Freudian concept of penis envy …
2envy — I n. 1) to arouse, stir up envy of 2) to feel envy 3) to show envy 4) out of envy (he did it out of envy) 5) envy at 6) (misc.) an object of envy; consumed/green with envy II v. (O) they envy us our new house * * * [ envɪ] consumed/green with… …
3envy — I. v. a. 1. Hate (for excellence or success), view with jealousy, feel ill will toward. 2. Grudge, begrudge. 3. Be discontented at, repine at (another s prosperity). 4. Long for, earnestly desire, desire eagerly and emulously, emulate. II. n. 1 …
4Envy — (also called invidiousness) may be defined as an emotion that occurs when a person lacks another’s superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it …
5Envy — En vy, n.; pl. {Envies}. [F. envie, L. invidia envious; akin to invidere to look askance at, to look with enmity; in against + videre to see. See {Vision}.] 1. Malice; ill will; spite. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If he evade us there, Enforce him with… …
6envy — [en′vē] n. pl. envies [ME & OFr envie < L invidia < invidus, having hatred or ill will < invidere, to look askance at < in , in, upon + videre, to look: see WISE2] 1. a feeling of discontent and ill will because of another s… …
7envy — [n] jealousy backbiting, coveting, covetousness, enviousness, evil eye*, green eyed monster*, grudge, grudging, grudgingness, hatred, heartburn, ill will, invidiousness, jaundiced eye*, lusting, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignity,… …
8Object relations theory — Part of a series of articles on Psychoanalysis …
9envy — envyingly, adv. /en vee/, n., pl. envies, v., envied, envying. n. 1. a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another s advantages, success, possessions, etc. 2. an object of envious feeling: Her intelligence made her the envy of… …
10envy — en•vy [[t]ˈɛn vi[/t]] n. pl. vies, 1) a feeling of resentful discontent, begrudging admiration, or covetousness with regard to another s advantages, possessions, or attainments; desire for something possessed by another 2) an object of envious… …
