invidiousnessn.
/ɪnˈvɪdɪəsnɪs/ The quality of being invidious; unpopularity, odium; offensiveness of discrimination.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > unpopularity > [noun]
envy1598
invidiousness1694
unpopularity1716
non-popularity1834
the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun] > offensive quality of
invidiousness1694
1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 331 Pythagoras was the first, who abated of the Invidiousness of the Name, and from σοϕὸς, brought it down to ϕιλόσοϕος.
1775 S. Johnson Journey W. Islands 164 The offence has not the invidiousness of singularity.
1881 W. H. Smith in Daily Tel. 19 Mar. If there had been a larger list to select from there would not have been that painful feeling of invidiousness.
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