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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

verb + jealousy

Hello,
According to Ngram these sentences sound fine:
- She was racked by jealousy when she say her ex with his new girlfriend.
- She was overwhelmed by jealousy when she saw her ex with his new girlfriend.
I think they are fine too. What would you normally say?
  

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#2 Or She was overcome by . .

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#2

Or She was overcome by . . .
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I even thought of "engulf", but it's not used in that collocation according to ngram. Macmillan Dictionary defines it as: "if a thought or emotion engulfs you, it controls your thoughts or feelings".
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We much more commonly say more mundane things like 'She was very jealous';.
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No doubt about that, Clive. Emotion: smile Thank you.
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