begrudgery
Etymology
From begrudge + -ery.
begrudgery means resentment or envy of the success of a peer; criticism of ostentatious display of success. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
Why this word is great
BEGRUDGERY — [Noun] A sour, specific resentment directed at the good fortune or success of a peer, often sharpened by the perception of its vulgar display. From begrudge (to envy or resent the good fortune of) + the noun-forming suffix -ery. Unlike resentment, a broad and shapeless indignation, or schadenfreude, which finds dark glee in another's downfall, begrudgery is the acidic, self-poisoning contemplation of another's ascent. It is the sharp intake of breath at a colleague's new car, the forensic depreciation of a friend's holiday photos, the acrid note in a compliment on a rival's promotion—a quiet, sour fermentation of proximity, proving we often measure our own failures not against the stars, but against our neighbor's porch light.
noun
- resentment or envy of the success of a peer; criticism of ostentatious display of success.“a certain sense of resentment at economically successful countries (what the Irish themselves call their national vice of begrudgery)”