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unfavorable

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un·fa·vor·a·ble  (n-fvr--bl, -fvr-bl)
adj.
1. Likely to be a hindrance; disadvantageous: unfavorable winds.
2. Having or showing opposition; adverse: an unfavorable reaction to our proposal.

un·favor·a·ble·ness n.
un·favor·a·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unfavorable - not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression"
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
bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
favorable, favourable - encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"
2.unfavorable - (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or opposeunfavorable - (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose; "unfavorable winds"
unpropitious - not propitious
favorable, favourable - (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"
3.unfavorable - not favorableunfavorable - not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews"
bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
Translations
unfavorable معاد nepříznivý ugunstig ungünstig δυσμενής desfavorable epäsuotuisa défavorable nepovoljan sfavorevole 好ましくない 호의적이 아닌 ongunstig ugunstig niepomyślny desfavorável неблагоприятный ofördelaktig ไม่เอื้ออำนวยประโยชน์ elverişsiz bất lợi 不利的


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Much concern was shown; and Starbuck went down into the cabin to report this unfavorable affair.
She would soon begin, not only to lose confidence in her neighbors, but also to feel a disposition equally unfavorable to them.
The only part of his Will which exposed itself to unfavorable criticism, was a clause conferring a legacy on one of his sisters (then a widow) who had estranged herself from her family by marrying beneath her.
 
 
 
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