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Emulation :: Emulation (n.) Jea/ous rivalry; envy; envious contention.

Envy :: Envy (v. t.) 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..

Envy :: Envy (n.) Malice; ill will; spite.

Brag :: Brag (v. i.) To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to brag of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great things one intends to do..

Detraction :: Detraction (n.) The act of taking away from the reputation or good name of another; a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of others; the act of depreciating another, from envy or malice; calumny..

Repine :: Repine (v. i.) To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur.

Affection :: Affection (n.) Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency..

Envious :: Envious (a.) Inspiring envy.

Enviable :: Enviable (a.) Fitted to excite envy; capable of awakening an ardent desire to posses or to resemble.

Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To emulate.

Disturb :: Disturb (v. t.) To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy..

Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.

Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.

Envy :: Envy (n.) Public odium; ill repute.

Envy :: Envy (v. i.) To show malice or ill will; to rail.

Envy :: Envy (v. i.) To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at.

Surmise :: Surmise (n.) A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy..

Begrudge :: Begrudge (v. t.) To grudge; to envy the possession of.

Invidious :: Invidious (a.) Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable.

Jaundice :: Jaundice (v. t.) To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.

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