Envy
noun — Plural: Envies
- 1.
- ~ (of somebody); ~ (at of something) (a feeling of discontent aroused by someone else's possession of things one would like to have oneself, desire for something that another has, an object of envious feeling) full of envy ការច្រណែន, She's the envy អ្វីៗដែលធ្វើអោយគេច្រណែន
Example: Nillie regarded her sister's new coat with envy.
verb — past tense: envied ; past participle: envied ; present participle: envying ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to feel envy towards or because of) ច្រណែន (នឹង) / ឥច្ឆា, ប្រាថ្នា, ចង់បាន
ENGLISH MEANING
noun — Plural: Envies
- 1.
- Malice; ill will; spite.
- 2.
- Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of Caesar.
- 3.
- Public odium; ill repute.
- 4.
- An object of envious notice or feeling.
verb — past tense: envied ; past participle: envied ; present participle: envying ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
- 5.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at.
- 6.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To show malice or ill will; to rail.
- 1.
- covetousness, jealousy, malevolence, malice, rivalry, spitefulness
- 1.
- generosity, geniality, indifference
- 1.
- Emulation, rivalry
- 2.
- To hate
- 3.
- To emulate