Associations to the word «Invidia»

Wiktionary

INVIDIA, proper noun. (Roman god) The Roman goddess of divine retribution and vengeance; often accompanied by the Furies/Dirae. She is the Roman counterpart of Nemesis.

Dictionary definition

INVIDIA, noun. Spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley