Envy and Madness

Envy

Envy noun - A painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too.

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Madness and envy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Madness" instead a noun "Envy".

Nearby Words: envious, envying, envied

Madness noun - An intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something.

Usage example: her incessant insults goaded him to such madness that he would storm around breaking dishes and slamming doors

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Envy and madness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Envy" instead a noun "Madness".

Nearby Word: mad

pure	pure envy	pure madness
true	true envy	true madness
sheer	sheer envy	sheer madness
simple	simple envy	simple madness
Other adjectives: constant, violent, extreme, slight, mental, apparent, murderous, further, growing, subsequent, inexplicable, resulting.

The implication being Aery's subsequent madness served to fuel his envy of his childhood friend Tywin Lannister to the point of hatred.

Source: Love Ruins the Realm
Cute Monster Girl: Envy's daughter madness, the shamaness, is part human and part water-dragon in her true form.

Source: Literature / Bridge of Birds
Asmodeus (God of Tyranny), Zon-Kuthon (God of Envy, Darkness, and Loss), and Lamashtu (Goddess of Madness, Monsters, and Nightmares) are opposed to his being released, largely because hey, not even they benefit from the end of the world.

Source: Even Evil Has Standards / Tabletop Games

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