arouse envy
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to cause someone to start feeling envy
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- Her youth and looks aroused extreme envy in her rivals.
- The new bonus scheme is likely to arouse envy among employees who don't qualify.
- His constant posts about his luxurious vacations have aroused considerable envy on social media.
- Arousing envy in others was never his intention when he bought the sports car.
- Envy was aroused in the team when their colleague received public praise from the CEO.
- Flaunting your wealth like that will only arouse envy and resentment.
- If you display your achievements too ostentatiously, you might arouse the envy of your peers.
- The article about the young billionaire's success was designed to arouse not just admiration, but also envy.
- Did her promotion arouse any envy within the department?
- The uneven distribution of resources can arouse deep-seated envy between neighboring regions.