Jealousy:
Jealousy is the feeling that others will take away something you have. It is the negative feeling towards someone. It is the feeling of insecurity and fear.
Envy:
Envy is the emotion of desiring what someone has. It occurs when the one lacks something. It may be for status, possessions, power and wealth.
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) |
The state or feeling of being jealous | A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, or luck |
| Synonyms | Distrust, grudge, rivalry, insecurity, suspicion, resentment | Desire, discontent, rivalry, invidia, enviousness, covet |
| Antonyms | Kindness, distraction, lenity, forbearance, goodwill, trust | Confidence, bounty, breadth, assistance, generosity, kindness |
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| Word origin | The word jealousy was originated from Middle English: from Old French gelosie, from gelos. | The word envy was originated from Middle English (also in the sense ‘hostility, enmity’): from Old French envie (noun), envier (verb), from Latin invidia, from invidere ‘regard maliciously, grudge’, from in- ‘into’ + videre ‘to see’. |
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