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unenviable
CEFRC1
/əˈnɛˌnviəbəl/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Difficult, unpleasant, or not worth wanting.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailDifficult, undesirable, or unpleasant; not to be envied.
Examples
He was given the unenviable task of telling the team the bad news.
The manager had the unenviable task of firing three employees.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
Deep Dive
More examples
In contextTo be in an unenviable position means to be in an unpleasant one.
Valjean was in the unenviable position of either living with the knowledge an innocent would suffer for his crime or revealing his true identity and going back to prison.
There might be a 'train captain' on board, as on the Docklands Light Railway, but this would be an unenviable role on our packed Tube: the train captain would be condemned to live in a permanent rush hour.
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Origin
adjective
From un- + enviable.