{"id":132971,"date":"2021-10-26T06:59:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T06:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=132971"},"modified":"2023-08-09T06:07:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T06:07:43","slug":"morbid-jealousy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/morbid-jealousy\/","title":{"rendered":"Morbid jealousy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An abnormally strong emotional reaction to the perceived, threatened, or actual loss of a loved person or object to someone else. Morbid jealousy most often arises in relationships between spouses or lovers when one partner senses that a competitor is winning the loved one&#8217;s affections. Morbid jealousy can result in violence. 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