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What (who) is invidious - definition
invidious
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[?n'v?d??s]
¦ adjective unacceptable, unfair, and likely to arouse resentment or anger in others.
Derivatives
invidiously adverb
invidiousness noun
Origin
C17: from L. invidiosus, from invidia (see envy).
invidious
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1.
If you describe a task or job as invidious, you mean that it is unpleasant because it is likely to make you unpopular.
The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse.
ADJ
2.
An invidious comparison or choice between two things is an unfair one because the two things are very different or are equally good or bad.
Police officers fear invidious comparisons...
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invidious
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a.
Offensive, hateful, odious, likely to excite ill-will.
Examples of use of invidious
1. It induces dissatisfaction with its invidious comparisons with an affluent elite.
2. I think it puts him into an invidious and difficult position.
3. Again! e) There are so many things it would be invidious to choose just one. 8.
4. Nor is it right that any charity should be put in such an invidious position.
5. All this nonsense about Camilla being put in an ‘invidious position‘ by courtiers.