invidious
pronunciation
How to pronounce invidious in British English:
UK [ɪnˈvɪdiəs]
How to pronounce invidious in American English:
US [ɪnˈvɪdiəs]
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- Adjective:
- containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
Word Origin
- invidious
- invidious: see envy
- invidious (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin invidiosus "full of envy, envious," from invidia "envy, grudge, jealousy, ill will" (see envy). Related: Invidiously; invidiousness.
Example
- 1. It would be invidious to single out any one person to thank .
- 2. Wise teachers avoid invidious rules against the students .
- 3. Once I had heard about the greycoyne report , I was in an invidious position .
- 4. His vision was of a country racked with fear and bent on vengeance , one that imposed invidious choices on the world and on itself .
- 5. Wise teachers avoid invidious rules againest the students .