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jealous adjective

  /ˈd͡ʒɛləs/
  • Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.]
  • Protective; zealously guarding; careful in the protection of something (or someone) one has or appreciates, especially one's spouse or lover. [from 14th c.]
 svartsjuk
  • Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise. [from 14th c.]
 avundsjuk, svartsjuk
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