Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with jealousy in American Collocation
strong
bitter
extreme
fierce
sheer
It’s the story of Salieri and his bitter jealousy of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
unreasonable or silly
insane
irrational
obsessive
petty
unhealthy
They find the academic world to be riddled with petty jealousies.
of a particular type
professional
sexual
Infidelity and sexual jealousy seem to be universal elements of human sexual behaviour.
cause jealousy
arouse
awaken
cause
engender
excite
incur
inflame
inspire
provoke
spark
The king’s generosity towards him had aroused the jealousy of some courtiers.
feel jealousy
be consumed with
experience
feel
He says he never felt any jealousy of other players.
feeling
fit
pang
tinge
twinge
He experienced pangs of jealousy when he discovered she had asked Ned to go with her instead.