green-eyed monster

/grin aɪd ˌmɑnstər/
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Definitions of green-eyed monster
  1. noun
    a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
    synonyms: jealousy
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    type of:
    enviousness, envy
    a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
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