invidious

adj.

会招致不满的，激起怨恨的；

1. The officer feared the invidious accusations.
   这个警官担心会招致人们不满的指控。
2. She’d put herself in an invidious position.
   她陷入了招人嫉妒的情境。

Invidious comparisons and unmet clinical challenges.
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Invidious Comparisons: Imagining a Psychology of Race and Gender beyond Differences
Race, Caste, and Other Invidious Distinctions in Social Stratification.
The roles of invidious comparisons and deservingness in sympathy and Schadenfreude.
Status recognition in the 1980's: Invidious distinction revisited
Comparing lots before and after: Promotion rejectees' invidious reactions to promotees ☆
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The Evolution of Preferences and Competition: A Rationalization of Veblen's Theory of Invidious Comparisons
The Evolution of Preferences and Competition: A Rationalization of Veblen's Theory of Invidious Comparisons