Meaning & use
unenviable
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Not desirable or worthy of envy; unpleasant or difficult.
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She was left with the unenviable task of telling the team about the layoffs.
He found himself in the unenviable position of mediating between two feuding colleagues.
A note on using this word
Almost always used with nouns like 'task,' 'position,' or 'job' to describe an unwelcome responsibility.
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