jealous

🇺🇸 /ˈdʒeləs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdʒeləs/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000CEFR-B1
adjective
R

feeling upset because someone you love shows interest in another person

He talked to her just to make you jealous.

R

feeling unhappy because you want what someone else has

Children often feel jealous when a new baby comes.

R

wanting to protect something you value

They are very jealous of their good name.

translation

adj. feeling upset because someone you love shows interest in another person; feeling unhappy because you want what someone else has; wanting to protect something you value