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Definition of unenviable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unenviable

adjective
 
/ʌnˈenviəbl/
 
/ʌnˈenviəbl/
[usually before noun]
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  1. difficult or unpleasant; that you would not want to have
    • She was given the unenviable task of informing the losers.
    opposite enviable
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnenviable is used with these nouns:
    • job
    • record
    • reputation
    See full entry
See unenviable in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
pity
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