Unenviable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌnˈɛnviəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌnˈɛnviəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌnˈɛnviəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌnˈɛnviəbəl/.

Examples

awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
an awkward pause followed his remark
a sticky question

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

embarrassing awkward sticky

Parts of Speech

adjective	hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment “awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion”
adjective	so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy “unenviable notoriety”

Word Forms

awkwardness

noun

the quality of an embarrassing situation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nicht beneidenswert

schwer zu bewältigen; insbesondere Schmerzen oder Verlegenheit verursachen

🇫🇷French

peu enviable

difficile à gérer; causant particulièrement de la douleur ou de l'embarras

🇪🇸Spanish

poco envidiable

difícil de tratar; especialmente causando dolor o vergüenza

🇮🇹Italian

poco invidiabile

difficile da affrontare; soprattutto causando dolore o imbarazzo

🇳🇱Dutch

niet benijdenswaardig

moeilijk om mee om te gaan; vooral pijn of schaamte veroorzaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

nada invejável

difícil de lidar; especialmente causando dor ou constrangimento

🇷🇺Russian

незавидный

с этим трудно иметь дело; особенно причиняющий боль или смущение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवांछनीय

निपटना कठिन; विशेष रूप से दर्द या शर्मिंदगी पैदा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনভিপ্রেত

মোকাবেলা করা কঠিন; বিশেষ করে ব্যথা বা বিব্রত সৃষ্টি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

பொறாமை கொள்ள முடியாதது

சமாளிக்க கடினமாக; குறிப்பாக வலி அல்லது சங்கடத்தை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అసూయపడని

ఎదుర్కోవడం కష్టం; ముఖ్యంగా నొప్పి లేదా ఇబ్బందిని కలిగిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

असह्य

सामोरे जाणे कठीण; विशेषतः वेदना किंवा पेच निर्माण करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવિશ્વસનીય

સાથે વ્યવહાર કરવો મુશ્કેલ; ખાસ કરીને પીડા અથવા અકળામણનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪೇಕ್ಷಣೀಯ

ನಿಭಾಯಿಸಲು ಕಷ್ಟ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ನೋವು ಅಥವಾ ಮುಜುಗರವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസൂയാവഹമായ

കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യാൻ പ്രയാസമാണ്; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വേദനയോ നാണക്കേടോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਭੋਲ

ਨਾਲ ਨਜਿੱਠਣ ਲਈ ਔਖਾ; ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਦਰਦ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਰਮਿੰਦਗੀ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابلِ رشک

سے نمٹنے کے لئے مشکل؛ خاص طور پر درد یا شرمندگی کا باعث بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不值得羡慕的

很难对付；特别是引起疼痛或尴尬

🇯🇵Japanese

うらやましい

対処が難しい。特に痛みや当惑を引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

부럽지 않은

다루기 힘들다; 특히 고통이나 당혹감을 유발함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể chấp nhận được

khó giải quyết; đặc biệt là gây đau đớn hoặc bối rối

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่น่าอิจฉา

ยากที่จะจัดการ; โดยเฉพาะทำให้เกิดความเจ็บปวดหรืออับอาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak menyenangkan

sulit untuk dihadapi; terutama menyebabkan rasa sakit atau malu

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nakakainggit

mahirap pakitunguhan; lalo na nagdudulot ng sakit o kahihiyan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak dicemburui

sukar untuk ditangani; terutamanya menyebabkan kesakitan atau rasa malu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا تحسد عليه

من الصعب التعامل معها؛ وخاصة تسبب الألم أو الإحراج

🇮🇷Persian

غیر قابل رشک

مقابله با آن سخت است؛ به خصوص باعث ایجاد درد یا خجالت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kıskanılacak şey değil

başa çıkmak zor; özellikle acıya veya utanca neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי מעורר קנאה

קשה להתמודד איתו; במיוחד גורם לכאב או מבוכה

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