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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈvɪdiəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈvɪdiəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in vid′ē əs)

in•vid•i•ous /ɪnˈvɪdiəs/USA pronunciation adj.

creating ill will;
causing resentment or envy:an invidious job of evaluating teachers.
offensively or unfairly pointing up similarities or differences:an invidious comparison.

in•vid•i•ous•ly, adv.
in•vid•i•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]

in•vid•i•ous (in vid′ē əs),USA pronunciation adj.

calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense;
hateful:invidious remarks.
offensively or unfairly discriminating;
injurious:invidious comparisons.
causing or tending to cause animosity, resentment, or envy:an invidious honor.
[Obs.]envious.

Latin invidiōsus envious, envied, hateful, equivalent. to invidi(a) envy + -ōsus -ous
1600–10

in•vid′i•ous•ly, adv.
in•vid′i•ous•ness, n.

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invidious /ɪnˈvɪdɪəs/ adj

incurring or tending to arouse resentment, unpopularity, etc: an invidious task
(of comparisons or distinctions) unfairly or offensively discriminating

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin invidiōsus full of envy, from invidia envyinˈvidiously adv inˈvidiousness n

'invidious' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

envious - bitchy - envy - hateful

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