jaundice
UK[ˈdʒɔːndɪs]US[ˈdʒɔːndɪs]
n
A medical condition that causes the skin and the whites of the eyes to turn yellow because of excess bilirubin in the blood.
n
A state of feeling bitter, envious, or resentful, which distorts one's outlook.
Etymology
The word 'jaundice' entered English in the early 14th century from the Old French term 'jaunisse', which meant 'yellowness'. This French word derived from 'jaune', meaning 'yellow', itself originating from the Latin 'galbinus', a greenish-yellow color. The Latin term can be traced further back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to shine', which also gave rise to words for various bright colors, including yellow. The medical sense of the word is primary, with the figurative meaning—a 'yellowed' or jaundiced view representing bitterness or envy—developing later by metaphorical extension, linking the physical discoloration to a distorted perception.
Analysis
The word is a simplex loanword. Its components are not productively separable in modern English spelling.
Examples
The newborn baby was treated for jaundice under special blue lights.
His failed business venture left him with a deep-seated jaundice toward all entrepreneurs.
The critic's reviews were dismissed as being colored by personal jaundice.