Noun

(uncountable) A state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse, lover etc., from fears of infidelity.

(countable) A resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold.

* 1907 , Charles J. Archard, The Portland Peerage Romance :

Jealousy was, however, aroused among the English nobility at the favouritism shown the Dutch newcomer.

Envy towards another's possessions

* 1891 , Louis Antoine Fauvelet De Bourrienne, translated by R. W. Phipps, Memoirs Of Napoleon Bonaparte :

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(archaic) A close concern for someone or something, solicitude, vigilance.

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For euer I supoosed that he had ben to yonge and to tendyr to take vpon hym these aduentures / And therfore by my wille I wold haue dryuen hym aweye for Ialousy that I had of his lyf / for it maye be no yong knyghtes dede that shal enchyeue this aduenture to the ende

Noun

(en noun)

(uncountable) The state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

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, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them.}}

The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.

(legal) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.