English-Thai Dictionary

invidious

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่น่า ปรารถนา  undesirable hateful desirable sueng-mai-na-prad-ta-na

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INVIDIOUS

a.[L. invidiosus, from invideo, to envy; in and video, to see. Invideo signified properly, to look against. ] 1. Envious; malignant.
2. Likely to incur ill will or hatred, or to provoke envy; hateful. [This is the usual sense. ]
Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the preference to any one of the Grecian heroes.

 

INVIDIOUSLY

adv. Enviously; malignantly. 1. In a manner likely to provoke hatred.

 

INVIDIOUSNESS

n.The quality of provoking envy or hatred.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INVIDIOUS

In *vid "i *ous, a. Etym: [L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See Envy, and cf. Envious. ]

 

1. Envious; malignant. [Obs. ] Evelyn.

 

2. Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. [Obs. ] Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and invidious state than any prosperous man. Barrow.

 

3. Likely to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy; hateful; as, invidious distinctions. Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the preference to any one of the Grecian heroes. Broome.-- In *vid "i *ous *ly, adv. -- In *vid "i *ous *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

invidious

in vid i ous |inˈvidēəs ɪnˈvɪdiəs | ▶adjective (of an action or situation ) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others: she'd put herself in an invidious position. • (of a comparison or distinction ) unfairly discriminating; unjust: it seems invidious to make special mention of one aspect of his work. DERIVATIVES in vid i ous ly adverb, in vid i ous ness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin invidiosus, from invidia (see envy ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

invidious

invidious |ɪnˈvɪdɪəs | ▶adjective (of an action or situation ) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others: she'd put herself in an invidious position. • (of a comparison or distinction ) unfairly discriminating; unjust: it seems invidious to make special mention of one aspect of his work. DERIVATIVES invidiously adverb, invidiousness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin invidiosus, from invidia (see envy ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

invidious

invidious adjective 1 that put her in an invidious position: unpleasant, awkward, difficult; undesirable, unenviable; odious, hateful, detestable. ANTONYMS pleasant. 2 an invidious comparison: unfair, unjust, iniquitous, unwarranted; deleterious, detrimental, discriminatory. ANTONYMS fair.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

invidious

invidious adjective 1 I didn't want to put her in an invidious position: unpleasant, awkward, difficult; undesirable, unenviable. ANTONYMS pleasant, desirable. 2 an invidious comparison: unfair, unjust, prejudicial, discriminatory, iniquitous, weighted, one-sided; offensive, objectionable; deleterious, detrimental, unwarranted. ANTONYMS fair.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

invidious

in vid i ous /ɪnvɪ́diəs /形容詞 1 しゃくにさわる, いまいましい ; 〈地位などが 〉人にねたみを感じさせる .2 不公平な, 不快な .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞