- view with a jaundiced eye
- be jealous, be envious
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
view with a jaundiced eye
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jaundiced — [[t]ʤɔ͟ːndɪst[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If someone has a jaundiced view of something, they can see only the bad aspects of it. The financial markets are taking a jaundiced view of the Government s motives... The general watched the proceedings… … English dictionary
jaundiced — adjective a) Affected with jaundice. If we have experienced a hostile world in childhood, we will continue to view almost everyone with a jaundiced eye and react to them according to our perception. b) Prejudiced; envious; as, a jaundiced… … Wiktionary
jaundiced — jaun|diced [ˈdʒo:ndıst US ˈdʒo:n , ˈdʒa:n ] adj 1.) thinking that people or things are bad, especially because you have had bad experiences in the past ▪ He has a very jaundiced view of the world. ▪ She viewed politics and politicians with a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
jaundiced — adjective 1 tending to judge people and things unfavourably, often because you have had disappointing experiences yourself: a jaundiced view of life | with a jaundiced eye (=thinking of people and situations in a jaundiced way) 2 suffering from… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
jaundiced — adjective 1. affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc • Syn: ↑icteric, ↑yellow • Similar to: ↑unhealthy • Derivationally related forms: ↑icterus (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
jaundiced — adj. Jaundiced is used with these nouns: ↑eye, ↑view … Collocations dictionary
view — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 opinion/idea about sth ADJECTIVE ▪ current, prevailing ▪ general, popular, widely held ▪ The prevailing view is that he has done a good job in difficult circumstances … Collocations dictionary
Jealousy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Jealousy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 jealousy jealousy jealousness Sgm: N 1 jaundiced eye jaundiced eye Sgm: N 1 envious suspicion envious suspicion suspicion => green eyed monster Sgm: N 1 green eyed monster green … English dictionary for students
Jaundice — Yellowing redirects here. For the plant disease, see lethal yellowing. For paper degradation, see foxing. Icterus and icteric redirect here. For the physiological event, see Ictal. For the songbird Icteria, see Yellow breasted Chat. Jaundice… … Wikipedia
Jaundice — Yellowish staining of the skin and sclerae (the whites of the eyes) by abnormally blood high levels of the bile pigment bilirubin. The yellowing extends to other tissues and body fluids. Jaundice was once called the morbus regius (the regal… … Medical dictionary
