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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

/ ɪˈɪɪə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱dzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈ徱dzܲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·i·dzܲ· adverb
  • ·i·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzi·i·dzܲ adjective
  • non·i·dzܲ· adverb
  • non·i·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲi·i·dzܲ adjective
  • un·i·dzܲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of invidious1

1600–10; < Latin Ա徱ōܲ envious, envied, hateful, equivalent to invidi ( a ) envy + -ōܲ -ous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of invidious1

C17: from Latin Ա徱ōܲ full of envy, from invidia envy
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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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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."

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A spokesperson for Mr Cottrell said he had been in an "invidious situation" and did not have the legal power to sack the priest.

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Until it is concluded, the situation puts everyone in F1, both inside and outside Red Bull, in an invidious position.

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Unite's deputy regional secretary, Davy Thompson, said minimum service levels are "the most invidious example of knee jerk legislating this country has seen in a long time".

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