different between disgusting vs invidious

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /d?s?k?st??/, /d?s???st??/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /d?s???st??/
• Hyphenation: dis?gust?ing

Adjective

disgusting (comparative disgustinger or more disgusting, superlative disgustingest or most disgusting)

1. Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

   Synonyms: distasteful, gro, grody, grotty, repulsive; see also Thesaurus:unpleasant

   • 1975 December 10, P.J. Bednarski, "Tis the season to be risque in TV spots" in The Dayton Journal Herald

     But it is much more sensible and much more fun and much more disgusting to assume that the English Leather woman is really saying "All my men wear English leather or nothing at all.".

Translations

Verb

disgusting

1. present participle of disgust

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin invidi?sus, from invidia (“envy, ill will”), from in- (“upon”) + vide? (“I see”). Doublet of envious, from Old French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?v?di.?s/
• (US)
• Rhymes: -?di?s

Adjective

invidious (comparative more invidious, superlative most invidious)

1. Causing ill will, envy, or offense.
2. (of a distinction) Offensively or unfairly discriminating.
3. (obsolete) Envious, jealous.
4. (obsolete) Detestable, hateful, odious.

Related terms

• invidiously
• invidiousness

Translations

See also

• indignation

References

• invidious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “invidious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary