unenviable
adjective
un·en·vi·able
ˌən-ˈen-vē-ə-bəl 
: not desirable or pleasant : not arousing envy : not enviable
an unenviable position
Kent Alterman, our director, had the unenviable task of herding cats.—
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Paul Mescal is handed the unenviable task of having to live up to Crowe’s larger-than-life Maximus, while Pedro Pascal kind of hangs out superfluously on the periphery.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
The Giants’ very visible pursuit of a quarterback in the draft put Jones in an unenviable spot, while their approach to Barkley’s free agency aged poorly.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
The Democratic Party, meanwhile, finds itself in a more unenviable position in the polling.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
And that’s what is happening to a number of Gmail users who have found themselves in the unenviable position of having given Gmail their phone numbers, as requested by Google, and then finding they are being told they cannot be used when the security need is greatest.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
The Giants’ very visible pursuit of a quarterback in the draft put Jones in an unenviable spot, while their approach to Barkley’s free agency aged poorly.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
The Democratic Party, meanwhile, finds itself in a more unenviable position in the polling.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
And that’s what is happening to a number of Gmail users who have found themselves in the unenviable position of having given Gmail their phone numbers, as requested by Google, and then finding they are being told they cannot be used when the security need is greatest.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Unenviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenviable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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