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  2. Envy - Wikipedia

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    Envy is an emotion which occurs when a person lacks another's quality, skill, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it. [1] Envy can also refer to the wish for another person to lack something one already possesses so as to remove the equality of possession between both parties.

  3. Jealousy - Wikipedia

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    Many dictionary definitions include a reference to envy or envious feelings. In fact, the overlapping use of jealousy and envy has a long history. The terms are used indiscriminately in such popular 'feel-good' books as Nancy Friday's Jealousy, where the expression 'jealousy' applies to a broad range of passions, from envy to lust and greed ...

  4. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Envious [203] gum Opium [79] gumshoe. Main article: Private investigator. Detective or private investigator; also gumshoeing i.e. pertaining to an undercover investigation [204] gun for Searching for someone with the intention of causing them significant harm. e.g. He was out gunning for Tom [205] guns Pickpockets; Hoodlums [17] gussie Shy ...

  5. Schadenfreude - Wikipedia

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    Schadenfreude (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another.

  6. Envious - Wikipedia

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  7. Envious (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Envious (Spanish: Envidiosa) is an Argentine comedy drama television series directed by Gabriel Medina and written by Carolina Aguirre. [2] Produced by Adrián Suar under Kapow, it stars Griselda Siciliani , Esteban Lamothe and Benjamín Vicuña .

  8. Seven deadly sins - Wikipedia

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    According to St. Thomas Aquinas, the struggle aroused by envy has three stages: during the first stage, the envious person attempts to lower another's reputation; in the middle stage, the envious person receives either "joy at another's misfortune" (if he succeeds in defaming the other person) or "grief at another's prosperity" (if he fails ...

  9. Phthonus - Wikipedia

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    Armento vase painting 375-350 BC. In Greek mythology, Phthonus (/ ˈ θ oʊ n ə s /; Ancient Greek: Φθόνος Phthónos), or sometimes Zelus, was the personification of jealousy and envy, [1] most prominently in matters of romance.