1. ADJ
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.
2. ADJ : oft it v-link ADJ to-inf
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.
... Cobuild
1. Tending to rouse ill will, animosity, or resentment: invidious accusations.
2. Containing or implying a slight ; discriminatory: invidious distinctions.
3. Envious.
... Am-Heritage
= undesirable, unpleasant, hateful, thankless
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