invidious
unfairly discriminating or likely to cause resentment
Roots
- -ous / -ious: full of or marked by a quality
- in- / im- (in/into): in, into, within, or on
- vid / vis: see, look, or look ahead
Other words with the vid / vis root
- providential: fortunate in a way that seems guided by foresight or care
- video: moving visual recording or image
- vision: the ability to see; a mental image of what could be
- visionary: imaginative and able to see what others do not yet see
Invidious comes through in + vid / vis: looking at someone with envy or ill will, then treating the comparison as poisonous.
The policy created an invidious distinction between students with the same need.