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- Dictionaryunfavourable/ʌnˈfeɪv(ə)rəbl/
adjective
- 1. expressing or showing a lack of approval or support: "single mothers are often the target of unfavourable press attention" Similar Opposite
- 2. likely to lead to an adverse outcome: "unfavourable economic conditions" Similar Opposite
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UNFAVOURABLE definition: 1. not giving you an advantage or a good chance of success: 2. negative and showing that you do…. Learn more.
adjective. not encouraging or approving or pleasing. synonyms: unfavorable. negative. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial. critical. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws. uncomplimentary. tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage.
having or showing a negative opinion: The play received generally unfavorable reviews. unfavorable adjective (NOT HELPFUL) not tending to help; not likely to lead to a positive result: Unfavorable weather conditions this morning caused a postponement of the launch of the space shuttle.
(ʌnfeɪvərəbəl) regional note: in AM, use unfavorable. 1.adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success. Unfavourable economic conditions were blocking a recovery of the insurance market. We've got a fairly unfavourable exchange rate at the moment.
unfavourable (for/to something) (of conditions, situations, etc.) not good and likely to cause problems or make something more difficult. The conditions were unfavourable for agriculture. an unfavourable exchange rate.
UNFAVOURABLE meaning: 1. not giving you an advantage or a good chance of success: 2. negative and showing that you do…. Learn more.
unfavorable. negative - expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial. critical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude". uncomplimentary - tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage.
1. Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success. [...] 2. If you have an unfavourable reaction to something, you do not like it. [...] 3. If you make an unfavourable comparison between two things, you say that one thing seems worse than the other. [...] More. Synonyms of 'unfavourable'
Unfavourable definition: not favourable; adverse or inauspicious. See examples of UNFAVOURABLE used in a sentence.
1. a. : opposed, contrary. b. : expressing disapproval : negative. unfavorable reviews. 2. : not propitious : disadvantageous. an unfavorable business climate. 3. : not pleasing. an unfavorable feature of the plan. unfavorableness noun. unfavorably. ˌən-ˈfā-v (ə-)rə-blē. -ˈfā-vər-bəl. adverb. Synonyms. adverse. counter.