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invidious

C2 adj

invidious /ɪnˈvɪdi.əs/ nghĩa là gây ác cảm, gây ganh tị, gây phật ý

Các nghĩa

  1. gây ác cảm, gây ganh tị, gây phật ý

    Causing ill will, envy, or offense.

    ‘I didn’t make use of the word in any invidious sense, ma’am,’ replied Mr. Benjamin Allen, growing somewhat uneasy on his own account.

    I should be very reluctant, as head of His Majesty's Government, to place such an invidious responsibility upon a British officer.

  2. phân biệt đối xử một cách bất công, xúc phạm

    Offensively or unfairly discriminating.

    But the rich man—not to make any invidious comparison—is always sold to the institution which makes him rich.

  3. đáng ghét, đáng căm phẫn, đáng phẫn nộ

    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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