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Common collocations with jealousy in American Collocation

jealousy noun uncountable

US /ˈdʒeləsi/

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.