Unenviable (Adjective)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The politician was in the unenviable position of having to explain a scandal that had been brewing for months.
- The teacher was faced with the unenviable task of breaking the news of the school's budget cuts to her students.
- The hospital administrator found herself in the unenviable position of having to decide which patients to prioritize for treatment.
- After his embarrassing slip-up on stage, the actor was left in the unenviable spotlight of public scrutiny.
- The CEO was in the unenviable situation of having to lay off hundreds of employees just before the holidays.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
So undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy; "unenviable notoriety".
Classification
All adjective clusters.