jaundice (n.)

  1. yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia

    [ Syn: icterus ]

  2. a rough and bitter manner

    [ Syn: bitterness , acrimony , acerbity , tartness , thorniness ]

    jaundice (v.)

  1. distort adversely; Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment'

  2. affect with, or as if with, jaundice

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