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invidious

/in-vid-ee-uhs/US // ɪnˈvɪd i əs //UK // (ɪnˈvɪdɪəs) //

可憎的,可悲的,令人反感的,不合情理的

Related Words

abominable可憎的,可恶的,可恨的,可恶defamatory诽谤性,诋毁性,诽谤,诽谤性的detestable可恨的,可憎的,可恨,可恨的是discriminatory歧视性的,歧视性,具有歧视性,歧视envious羡慕,羡慕嫉妒恨,羡慕不已,妒忌green-eyed绿眼的,绿眼睛的,绿眼睛,绿眼jealous妒忌,嫉妒,嫉妒的,嫉妒的人libelous诽谤性的,诽谤性,诽谤,诽谤的obnoxious厌恶性,厌恶的,厌恶性的,厌恶odious可憎的,可憎,可恶的,可恶的offensive攻击性的,攻击性,冒犯性,进攻性repugnant可憎的,厌恶的,可恶的,厌恶scandalous可耻的,可耻,可笑的,可笑slanderous诽谤,诽谤性的,诽谤性,诽谤的slighting轻视,鄙视,微不足道,亵渎undesirable不可取,不可取的,不理想的,不理想calumnious谰言,谗言,谗言惑众,谰言连篇detractive有害的,有损形象,有损形象的,损人不利己detracting有害的,碍事的,有碍观瞻,碍手碍脚envying羡慕,羡慕嫉妒恨,嫉妒,妒忌

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful: invidious remarks.
    • : offensively or unfairly discriminating; injurious: invidious comparisons.
    • : causing or tending to cause animosity, resentment, or envy: an invidious honor.
    • : Obsolete. envious.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.hateful
Synonyms
abominable可憎的,可恶的,可恨的,可恶calumnious谰言,谗言,谗言惑众,谰言连篇defamatory诽谤性,诋毁性,诽谤,诽谤性的detestable可恨的,可憎的,可恨,可恨的是detracting有害的,碍事的,有碍观瞻,碍手碍脚detractive有害的,有损形象,有损形象的,损人不利己detractory损人不利己,碍事的,损人利己,有损形象discriminatory歧视性的,歧视性,具有歧视性,歧视envious羡慕,羡慕嫉妒恨,羡慕不已,妒忌green-eyed绿眼的,绿眼睛的,绿眼睛,绿眼jealous妒忌,嫉妒,嫉妒的,嫉妒的人libelous诽谤性的,诽谤性,诽谤,诽谤的obnoxious厌恶性,厌恶的,厌恶性的,厌恶odious可憎的,可憎,可恶的,可恶的offensive攻击性的,攻击性,冒犯性,进攻性repugnant可憎的,厌恶的,可恶的,厌恶scandalous可耻的,可耻,可笑的,可笑slanderous诽谤,诽谤性的,诽谤性,诽谤的slighting轻视,鄙视,微不足道,亵渎undesirable不可取,不可取的,不理想的,不理想vilifying诋毁,诽谤,中伤,污蔑

Examples

  • Neal Katyal, a Georgetown law professor arguing on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, said the broad ruling sought by Catholic Social Services would open the door to invidious discrimination — not just against LGBTQ couples.

  • Can we find a way to prevent invidious discrimination without subjecting ourselves to government-enforced ideologies?

  • Tevi Troy eschews any invidious mention of right-of-center think tanks in his critique.

  • The drive toward nihilism is invidious, and it adds a substantial layer of risk to the financial world and markets.

  • Unfortunately, the yoke of the foreigner came in more invidious guise.

  • It is, therefore, (p. 224) a matter of individual taste, and further comparisons would be invidious and perhaps unjust.

  • There was little indeed to be amused at here except his choice of the particular invidious name.

  • Several exceptions must be understood; but to select them would be invidious.

  • That invidious task they leave to the unsuccessful novelists.

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