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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 Word 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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Word 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of invidious1

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

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