ริษยา
envy
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- 1 envy、be envious of
This word describes envy: resentment toward another person’s success, advantages, or good fortune. It is usually more negative than simply wishing you had what someone else has.
envy、be envious of
To resent someone because of their success, advantages, or good fortune.
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อย่าริษยาคนอื่น yàa rítsayǎa khon ʉ̀ʉn Don’t envy other people. อย่าริษยาคนอื่น details
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เขาริษยาเพื่อนที่ประสบความสำเร็จ khǎw rítsayǎa phʉ̂an thîi prasòp khwaam sǎmrèt He envies his successful friend. เขาริษยาเพื่อนที่ประสบความสำเร็จ details
Learning notes
Explanation
ริษยา is of Pali–Sanskrit origin and sounds somewhat more formal and more negative than the everyday word อิจฉา. As a verb, it can be followed directly by the person who is envied. As a noun, the form ความริษยา is commonly used to refer explicitly to the emotion of envy. Its central idea is not merely wanting what another person has, but feeling displeasure or resentment because that person is successful or fortunate.
Usage
It is used when discussing resentment of someone’s promotion, success, popularity, talent, wealth, appearance, or other advantages. It often appears in discussions of personal relationships, as well as in fiction, news, and moral or reflective writing.
Caution
ริษยา mainly refers to envy of another person’s success or advantages. For possessive jealousy in a romantic relationship, หึง or หึงหวง is usually more natural. Calling someone ริษยา directly can sound strongly accusatory.
Differences from similar words
1 envy synonyms
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อิจฉา is common in everyday speech and can express relatively harmless envy, similar to “I wish I had that too.” ริษยา is more negative and somewhat more formal, suggesting resentment of another person’s good fortune.