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invidious

[in-vid-ee-uhs] / ɪnˈvɪd i əs /


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In courtrooms, this played out in the form of trying to block consideration of the racial effects of a policy rather than focusing solely on proving an invidious racist intent.

From Slate May 7, 2026

The removal of 100% inheritance tax relief for farmers placed many in Northern Ireland in an invidious position.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2025

A spokesperson for Mr Cottrell said he had been in an "invidious situation" and did not have the legal power to sack the priest.

From BBC Dec. 16, 2024

Schools create stress over academic performance, pressure students to fit into normative gender roles, force invidious social comparisons on children, and conjure up feelings of failure and shame and humiliation over academic failure.

From Slate Dec. 18, 2023

Like invidious doctors, they knew just where it hurt.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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