invidious

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"The parents found themselves in a wholly invidious decision when they made the decision they made," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 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