unenviable

Adjective

• so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy
  • unenviable notoriety
    

• hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
  • awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
    
  • an awkward pause followed his remark
    
  • a sticky question
    
  • in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  awkward , embarrassing , sticky