Question

invidious — I will not attempt to choose between them. The task would be an invidious one and one beyond my poor powers. For when I view them in turn, whether it be..., I confess, Ladies and Gentlemen, that I do not know to which of them I should award the prize.

Accepted Answer

adj. (of a comparison or distinction) Unfairly discriminating; unjust.(Also, of an action or situation: likely to arouse resentment or anger in others.) Dubliners, "The Dead", p. 234

Word	invidious
Definition	adj. (of a comparison or distinction) Unfairly discriminating; unjust. (Also, of an action or situation: likely to arouse resentment or anger in others.)
Sentence	— I will not attempt to choose between them. The task would be an invidious one and one beyond my poor powers. For when I view them in turn, whether it be..., I confess, Ladies and Gentlemen, that I do not know to which of them I should award the prize.
Source	Dubliners, "The Dead", p. 234

I Invidious Adj Comparison Distinction Unfairly Discriminating Unjust