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envies
noun(en-vy)
painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage
envies
noun(en-vy)
malice
envies
noun(en-vy)
an object of envious notice or feeling
envies
verb(en-vy)
to feel envy toward or on account of
envies
verb(en-vy)
begrudge
envies
verb(en-vy)
to feel or show envy
envies
noun(en-vy)
the supposed coveting of the penis by a young human female which is held in Freudian psychoanalytic theory to lead to feelings of inferiority and defensive or compensatory behavior

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