INVIDIOUS


Meaning of INVIDIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnvɪdiəs ]

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...

ADJ : oft it v-link ADJ to-inf

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