Definition of: jaundice

(jôn′dis, jän′-) noun
1. Pathol. A morbid condition due to excretion of bile pigments in the blood, characterized by yellowness of the skin, lassitude, and anorexia; icterus.
2. A mental condition, as in jealousy or prejudice, in which the judgment is warped.
—v.t. ·diced, ·dic·ing
1. To affect with jaundice.
2. To affect with prejudice or envy. [<OF jaunisse <jaune yellow <L galbinus yellowish <galbus yellow]