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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This was Schumer’s unenviable position throughout the shutdown.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Mary gets the unenviable job of sitting down with Meredith, who continues to deny.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Trailing the Cincinnati Bengals in the final seconds of Week 7 and still nearly 70 yards from the end zone and a potential go-ahead touchdown, the Pittsburgh Steelers were in an unenviable position.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
That puts director Michael Chaves in the unenviable position of having to answer questions about the subfranchise’s future and whether a tenth film is in the cards for the greater Conjuring universe.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Mary gets the unenviable job of sitting down with Meredith, who continues to deny.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Trailing the Cincinnati Bengals in the final seconds of Week 7 and still nearly 70 yards from the end zone and a potential go-ahead touchdown, the Pittsburgh Steelers were in an unenviable position.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
That puts director Michael Chaves in the unenviable position of having to answer questions about the subfranchise’s future and whether a tenth film is in the cards for the greater Conjuring universe.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Unenviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenviable. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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