Invidia — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnvˈɪdiə/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnvˈɪdiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnvˈɪdiə/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnvˈɪdiə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

envy

Word Forms

envious	adjective	showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
envy	verb	be envious of; set one's heart on

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

инвидия

злоба и обида при виде успеха другого (олицетворяется как один из смертных грехов)

India

🇮🇳Tamil

இன்விடியா

மற்றொருவரின் வெற்றியைக் கண்டு வெறுப்பு மற்றும் வெறுப்பு (கொடிய பாவங்களில் ஒன்றாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇన్విడియా

మరొకరి విజయాన్ని చూడటం పట్ల ద్వేషం మరియు ఆగ్రహం (ప్రాణాంతక పాపాలలో ఒకటిగా వ్యక్తీకరించబడింది)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇನ್ವಿಡಿಯಾ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಯಶಸ್ಸನ್ನು ನೋಡುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ದ್ವೇಷ ಮತ್ತು ಅಸಮಾಧಾನ (ಮಾರಣಾಂತಿಕ ಪಾಪಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದೆಂದು ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇൻവിഡിയ

മറ്റൊരാളുടെ വിജയം കാണുന്നതിൽ വെറുപ്പും നീരസവും (മാരകമായ പാപങ്ങളിൽ ഒന്നായി വ്യക്തിപരം)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

英维迪亚

看到他人成功时的怨恨和怨恨（表现为死罪之一）

🇯🇵Japanese

インビディア

他人（大罪の一つとして擬人化されたもの）の成功を見たときの悪意と憤り

🇰🇷Korean

인비디아

다른 사람의 성공을 보는 것에 대한 악의와 분노(대죄 중 하나로 의인화됨)

🇹🇭Thai

อินวิเดีย

ทั้งแค้นและขุ่นเคืองเมื่อเห็นความสำเร็จของผู้อื่น (ถือว่าเป็นหนึ่งในบาปมหันต์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

india

kebencian dan kebencian saat melihat kesuksesan orang lain (dipersonifikasikan sebagai salah satu dosa mematikan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.invidia

الحقد والاستياء من رؤية نجاح شخص آخر (يتجسد كواحدة من الخطايا المميتة)

🇮🇷Persian

اینویدیا

بغض و کینه از دیدن موفقیت دیگری (به عنوان یکی از گناهان کبیره)

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The primary meaning of 'invidia' is 'spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)'.

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Using 'invidia' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'invidia' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'invidia' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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