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invidious

/ˌɪnˈvɪdiəs/in-VIH-dee-uhs
/ˌɪnˈvɪdiəs/in-VIH-dee-uhs

Meaningto look upon with envy

Common meaning: likely to cause resentment

Journey through time

  1. Latininvidere‘to look upon with envy’source
  2. Latininvidia‘envy’source
  3. Latininvidiosussource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsenvy → likely to cause resentmentinvidious‘likely to cause resentment’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin invidere ‘to look upon with envy’.

Roots

  • invidere Latin “to look upon with envy”

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