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Meanings of invidious in English

Containing defamation.

Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice.

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Usage of invidious in English
1
Which puts the new Octavia Scout in somewhat of an invidious position.
The Irish Times
2
His only approach to invidious comment was in regard to the terrapin.
A Border Ruffian / 1891
3
There can be no invidious rivalry between the dead and the living.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 / A Maga...
4
The arrival of a visitor put an end to the invidious comparison.
Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People
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They diffused the most invidious reports against Oxford and secretary St. John.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. / Continued fro...
6
He relieved the sheriff, however, of his more onerous and invidious duties.
The American Nation: A History — Volume 1: European Background o...
7
Shame is recognised by psychologists to be the most invidious social emotion.
The Guardian
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Others react quite differently to the greater ego threat of invidious social comparisons.
The Guardian
9
The possession of wealth confers honour; it is an invidious distinction.
The Theory of the Leisure Class
10
It should be banned, just like other forms of invidious discrimination.
Independent.ie
11
At the same time, he is placed in an invidious position.
The Irish Times
12
On occasion, therefore, the mobile phone has become an invidious part of life.
The Irish Times
13
The idea is too gross and too invidious to be entertained.
The Federalist Papers
14
What discrimination is, is a subtle and invidious combination of acceptance and rejection.
The new yorker
15
You generally want to avoid the two pitfalls of pastiche and invidious comparison.
Radio NZ
16
Their position is invidious, awful, unjust, but they are not just passive victims.
The Guardian
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