invidious distinction

collocation in English

meaningsofinvidiousanddistinction

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invidious
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈvɪd.i.əs/us
/ɪnˈvɪd.i.əs/
likely to cause unhappiness or be unpleasant, especially because it ...
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distinction
noun
uk
/dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/us
/dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/
a difference between two ...
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(Definition ofinvidiousanddistinctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinvidious distinction

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I should be very sorry to make anyinvidiousdistinctionin regard to the value of the services of any or all of my colleagues.
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Is it not a fact that the present system does make aninvidiousdistinction?
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In order to avoid theinvidiousdistinctionon the ground of economy, would it not be much better to abolish this £50 a year altogether?
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There is aninvidiousdistinctionbetween the owner-occupier and the owner of other houses.
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I am not attempting to draw anyinvidiousdistinction.
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The well-matured truth is that there is no moral nor logical reason for theinvidiousdistinction.
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It would produce aninvidiousdistinctionbetween weekly tenants and others.
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They are not treated with aninvidiousdistinctionat all.
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All avoidance draws a most unwholesome andinvidiousdistinctionbetween those who have avoided the tax and those who have not avoided it.
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Is that the position and, if so, does it not draw aninvidiousdistinction?
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That does seem to make a ratherinvidiousdistinctionbetween the legitimate and the illegitimate child for all practical purposes.
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I have not drawn anyinvidiousdistinctionbetween them.
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Yes, but thisinvidiousdistinctiongives preference to the communal use of toothbrushes which ought to be discouraged in the interests of personal hygiene.
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That is aninvidiousdistinctionwhich will be difficult to sustain to widows.
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That is aninvidiousdistinction, and it will not lead to wholehearted co-operation on the part of the small nations.
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Here is another case where there does seem to be someinvidiousdistinctiondrawn against the local authority.
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That seems to me to be an exceedinglyinvidiousdistinction.
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I will make no comment on the rather curious andinvidiousdistinctionwhich that phrase appears to draw between regular soldiers and temporary soldiers.
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Thatinvidiousdistinctionwill have to be made.
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That will be a general rule founded upon common sense, and will not draw anyinvidiousdistinctionbetween those acting honestly and those acting dishonestly.
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