Vocabulary
Unenviable
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant.
Urdu meaning
ناقابل رشک، ناگوار
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- I T I I resurgent militant activity in KP`s tribal disi rici s, and public fears about further violence due 1(> 1err(>rism and counterterrorism operations, the state faces unenviable choices.
- T is an unenviable `achievement`.
- FGHAN refugees who fled their country after the Taliban took over in 2021, and who hoped to resettle in the West, face an unenviable challenge.
- AS the world marks Wetlands Day, Pakistan`s critical ecosystems find themselves in an unenviable position.
- AS the world marks Wetlands Day, Pakistan`s critical ecosystems find themselves in an unenviable position.
Synonyms
disagreeable, unpleasant, undesirable, difficult, nasty, horrible, painful, thankless
Antonyms
enviable, desirable
Curator example
“an unenviable reputation for drunkenness”
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