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| Envy | Jealousy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Example: | I'm envious of his car / her clothes. | It makes me jealous when she/he calls my partner up in the middle of the night. | |
| Definition: | Envy is the emotion when one wants something that someone or something else has. | Jealousy is the emotion when you fear something or someone might be taken away from you. |
The main difference between envy and jealousy is that envy is an emotion related to coveting what someone else has, whereas jealousy is the emotion related to fear that something you have will be taken away by someone else.
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