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invidious

[in-vid-ee-uhs] / ɪnˈvɪd i əs /


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Some diplomats wonder if Trump may voice an opinion about who should replace Lord Mandelson, potentially putting No 10 in an invidious position.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2025

Until it is concluded, the situation puts everyone in F1, both inside and outside Red Bull, in an invidious position.

From BBC Feb. 27, 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

District Court’s dismissal of the equal protection violations, saying the foundation “has not plausibly alleged invidious discrimination by District officials.”

From Washington Times Aug. 15, 2023

Like invidious doctors, they knew just where it hurt.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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