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invidious

[in-vid-ee-uhs]

adjective

  1. calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful.

    invidious remarks.

  2. offensively or unfairly discriminating; injurious.

    invidious comparisons.

  3. causing or tending to cause animosity, resentment, or envy.

    an invidious honor.

  4. Obsolete.,  envious.



invidious

/ ɪnˈvɪdɪəs /

adjective

  1. incurring or tending to arouse resentment, unpopularity, etc

    an invidious task

  2. (of comparisons or distinctions) unfairly or offensively discriminating

  3. obsolete,  grudging; envious

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Other Word Forms

  • invidiously adverb
  • invidiousness noun
  • noninvidious adjective
  • noninvidiously adverb
  • noninvidiousness noun
  • uninvidious adjective
  • uninvidiously adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of invidious1

1600–10; < Latin invidiōsus envious, envied, hateful, equivalent to invidi ( a ) envy + -ōsus -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of invidious1

C17: from Latin invidiōsus full of envy, from invidia envy
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Example Sentences

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As Louisiana argues, “race-based redistricting rests on an invidious stereotype: that all minorities, by virtue of their membership in their racial class, think alike and share the same interests and voting preferences.”

Sir Andy Cooke, His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, said current legislation places police in an "invidious position" with "discretion and common sense" not always prevailing.

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In truth, the PGA of America put Bradley in an invidious position by appointing him long before his days at the top of the game are done.

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"The parents found themselves in a wholly invidious decision when they made the decision they made," she said.

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"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.

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