invidious

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

  1. Causing ill will, envy, or offense.
  2. Offensively or unfairly discriminating.
  3. (obsolete) Envious, jealous.
  4. Detestable, hateful, or odious. (Often used in cases of perceived unfairness, or when facing a difficult situation or choice — especially in the phrase invidious position.)

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αντιπαθής

μισητός

απεχθής

φθονερός

verabscheuenswert

Phát âm là (IPA)
/ɪnˈvɪdi.əs/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

Borrowed from Latin invidiōsus, from invidia (“envy, ill will”), from in- (“upon”) + videō (“I see”); the meaning developed from “look back at” to “look askance at” to “envy.” Doublet of envious, from Old French.

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