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invidiousness

/ɪnˈvɪdiəsnəs/noun

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अप्रियता, पक्षपातपूर्णता, ईर्ष्या पैदा करने वाला भाव

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    [U] formal

    the quality of being unpleasant or unfair, especially because it is likely to cause bad feeling or make people jealous

    अप्रियता, पक्षपातपूर्णता, ईर्ष्या पैदा करने वाला भाव

    • He was aware of the invidiousness of choosing one brother over the other.
    • The invidiousness of the comparison upset several staff members.
    • The invidiousness of ranking friends by their marks was clear to the teacher.
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    • She disliked the invidiousness of the prize, since it ignored the group's effort.
    • The invidiousness of his position as the boss's relative made colleagues cautious.

    Synonyms unfairness offensiveness unpleasantness

    Opposite fairness impartiality

◇Word family
invidious adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

unfairness offensiveness unpleasantness

Antonyms

fairness impartiality

?Which word?

Do not confuse invidious (unfair and likely to cause resentment) and insidious (spreading gradually and secretly in a harmful way).

Invidious (अनुचित और नाराज़गी पैदा करने वाला) और insidious (धीरे-धीरे और छिपकर नुकसान पहुँचाने वाला) में confuse न करें।