Invidious

adjective/ɪnˈvɪdi.əs/emotion

Definition

Likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin invidiōsus, from invidia (“envy, ill will”), from in- (“upon”) + videō (“to see”); the meaning developed from “look back at” to “look askance at” to “envy.” Doublet of envious, from Old French.

Synonyms

unfavorable, discriminatory, unfavourable

In a sentence

Public stack-ranking creates invidious comparisons among teammates.