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- Dictionaryin·vid·i·ous/inˈvidēəs/
adjective
- 1. (of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others: "she'd put herself in an invidious position" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of INVIDIOUS is of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious. How to use invidious in a sentence. Did you know?
INVIDIOUS definition: 1. likely to cause unhappiness or be unpleasant, especially because it is unfair: 2. likely to…. Learn more.
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.
Something can be described as invidious when it is resentful, discriminatory or envious, as in: "Fred was angered by the invidious gossip about his divorce being spread by his ex-wife's allies." The adjective invidious is used to describe an act, thought, opinion or critique that is full of ill will or prejudice.
INVIDIOUS meaning: 1. likely to cause unhappiness or be unpleasant, especially because it is unfair: 2. likely to…. Learn more.
unpleasant and unfair; likely to offend somebody or make them jealous. We were in the invidious position of having to choose whether to break the law or risk lives. It would be invidious to single out any one person to thank. Union leaders called the new rules ‘invidious and divisive’. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
adj. 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. [C17: from Latin invidiōsus full of envy, from invidia envy] inˈvidiously adv. inˈvidiousness n.
unpleasant and unfair; likely to offend someone or make them jealous We were in the invidious position of having to choose whether to break the law or risk lives. It would be invidious to single out any one person to thank.
invidious. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧vid‧i‧ous /ɪnˈvɪdiəs/ adjective written unpleasant, especially because it is likely to offend people or make you unpopular By innocently lying to detectives, she’d put herself in an invidious position.
Definitions of 'invidious'. 1. If you describe a task or job as invidious, you mean that it is unpleasant because it is likely to make you unpopular. [...] 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. [...] More.
