jaundiced

[jawn-dist, jahn-]

jaun·diced

[jawn-dist, jahn-]
adjective
1.
affected with or colored by or as if by jaundice: jaundiced skin.
2.
affected with or exhibiting prejudice, as from envy or resentment: a jaundiced viewpoint.

Origin:
1630–40; jaundice + -ed3


2. resentful, envious, jealous, embittered.

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jaun·dice

[jawn-dis, jahn-] noun, verb, jaun·diced, jaun·dic·ing.
noun
1.
Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.
3.
a state of feeling in which views are prejudiced or judgment is distorted, as by envy or resentment.
verb (used with object)
4.
to distort or prejudice, as by envy or resentment: His social position jaundiced his view of things.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English jaundis < Old French jaunisse, equivalent to jaune yellow (< Latin galbinus greenish-yellow) + -isse -ice
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jaundice (ˈdʒɔːndɪs)
 
n
1.  Also called: icterus yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes due to the abnormal presence of bile pigments in the blood, as in hepatitis
2.  a mental state of bitterness, jealousy, and ill humour resulting in distorted judgment
 
vb
3.  to distort (the judgment, etc) adversely: jealousy had jaundiced his mind
4.  to affect with or as if with jaundice
 
[C14: from Old French jaunisse, from jaune yellow, from Latin galbinus yellowish, from galbus]
 
'jaundiced
 
adj

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