Obnoxious vs Invidious - What's the difference?
obnoxious | invidious | Related terms |
Extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible.
(archaic) exposed to harm or injury.
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(of a distinction) offensively or unfairly discriminating
(of an action or task) causing ill will towards the actor; causing offense.
(of a thing) causing envy or ill will towards the possessor
envious, jealous
(obsolete) Hateful; odious; detestable
Obnoxious is a related term of invidious.
As adjectives the difference between obnoxious and invidious
is that obnoxious is extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible while invidious is (of a distinction) offensively or unfairly discriminating.obnoxious
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Alternative forms
* obnoctious (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- He was an especially obnoxious and detestable specimen of a man.
- Throwing stones at the bus is another example of your obnoxious behaviour.
- To begin then with his Experiment of the burning Wood, it seems to me to be obnoxious to not a few considerable Exceptions.
invidious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The professor made invidious distinctions based only on his own whim.
