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jaun·dice
I. \ˈjȯndə̇s, ˈjän-, ˈjȧn- chiefly dial ˈjan- or ˈjaan- or -də(r)z\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English jaunis, jaundis, from Middle French jaunisse, from jaune yellow (from Latin galbinus yellowish green, from galbus yellow) + -isse -ice
1. : yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and certain body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments that follows interference with normal production and discharge of bile (as in certain liver diseases) or excessive breakdown of red blood cells (as after internal hemorrhage or in various hemolytic states)
2. : a disease or abnormal condition that is characterized by jaundice: as
a. : any of several forms of hepatitis
b. : leptospirosis
c. : toxemic jaundice
3. : a state or attitude characterized by satiety, distaste, or hostility
< looked at me with some jaundice in her eye — Kenneth Roberts >
4. : grasserie
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to affect with envy, hostility, or distaste : prejudice
< my own experience, as a minor poet, may have jaundiced my outlook — T.S.Eliot > |