"It should have happened to me instead" feeling (4)

I believe the answer is:

envy

(Other definitions for envy that I've seen before include "Jealous emotion - deadly sin" , "Feeling of grudging admiration" , "Covetousness" , "Bad feeling" , "8 [BEGRUDGE]" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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