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unenviable

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unenviable [ʌnˈɛnvɪəbəl]
adj
not to be envied the unenviable task
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Adj.1.unenviableunenviable - 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"
difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
2.unenviableunenviable - so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy; "unenviable notoriety"
undesirable, unwanted - not wanted; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens";"removed the unwanted vegetation"

unenviable
adjective unpleasant, disagreeable, undesirable, painful, uncomfortable, unwanted, thankless, unwished-for, uncoveted She had the unenviable task of making the first few phone calls.
pleasant, agreeable, enviable, attractive, desirable
Translations
unenviable [ˈʌnˈenvɪəbl] ADJpoco envidiable
unenviable [ʌnˈɛnviəbəl] adjpeu enviable
the unenviable task of doing sth → la tâche peu enviable de faire qch
unenviable
adjwenig beneidenswert
unenviable [ʌnˈɛnvɪəbl] adjpoco invidiabile
unenviable [ʌnˈɛnvɪəbl] adjpoco invidiabile


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Did he gloat over the unenviable position of his recent tormentor?
After breakfast I had another unenviable experience.
And on them was laid an unenviable struggle: for she, even fair, swift-footed Atalanta, ran scorning the gifts of golden Aphrodite; but with him the race was for his life, either to find his doom, or to escape it.
 
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