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unenviable

unen·viable

US/ʌˈnɛˌnviʌbʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

  • “awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion”
  • “an awkward pause followed his remark”
  • “a sticky question”
  • “in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign”
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2.

so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy

  • “unenviable notoriety”
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Origin

From un- + enviable.

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