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unenviable

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unenviable in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  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"
    awkward  embarrassing  sticky  unenviable 
  2. so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy
    "unenviable notoriety"
    unenviable 
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unenviable in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (adjective) difficult/Difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant.
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