The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ENVY
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More clues leading to the result ENVY
- Diplomat’s dismissed over something sinful
- Begrudge diplomat short of nothing
- European navy — not the answer to go green?
- Covetousness of emissary lacking nothing
- English sailors without a feeling of discontent
- What makes yougreener?
- XI gutted with victory likewise treated as grudge?
- Resent heads of exiting nations vacillations year-on-year
- English sailors expressing a feeling of resentment
- Diplomat disowning old jealousy
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What does ENVY mean?
ENVY noun- Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
- An object of envious notice or feeling.
- Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling.
- Emulation; rivalry.
- Public odium; ill repute.
- To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.
- To have envious feelings (at).
- To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge.
- To show malice or ill will; to rail.
- To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
- To hate.
- To emulate.