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invidious
[in-vid-ee-uhs]
adjective
calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful.
invidious remarks.
offensively or unfairly discriminating; injurious.
invidious comparisons.
causing or tending to cause animosity, resentment, or envy.
an invidious honor.
Obsolete.envious.
invidious
/ ɪˈɪɪə /
adjective
incurring or tending to arouse resentment, unpopularity, etc
an invidious task
(of comparisons or distinctions) unfairly or offensively discriminating
obsoletegrudging; envious
Other 51Թ Forms
- invidiously adverb
- invidiousness noun
- noninvidious adjective
- noninvidiously adverb
- noninvidiousness noun
- uninvidious adjective
- uninvidiously adverb
- ˈ徱dzܲԱ noun
- ˈ徱dzܲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of invidious1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of invidious1
Example Sentences
"The parents found themselves in a wholly invidious decision when they made the decision they made," she said.
"I want to ensure that Disney and ABC have not been violating FCC equal employment opportunity regulations by promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination," he said.
His office also told the BBC "it was an invidious situation that Stephen Cottrell lived with every day that he was Bishop of Chelmsford until he was able to take action."
A spokesperson for Mr Cottrell said he had been in an "invidious situation" and did not have the legal power to sack the priest.
Until it is concluded, the situation puts everyone in F1, both inside and outside Red Bull, in an invidious position.
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