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unfavourable

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unfavourable US, unfavorable [ʌnˈfeɪvərəbəl -ˈfeɪvrə-]
adj
not favourable; adverse or inauspicious
unfavourableness  US, unfavorableness n
unfavourably  US, unfavorably adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unfavourableunfavourable - 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"
2.unfavourableunfavourable - (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose; "unfavorable winds"
unpropitious - not propitious
3.unfavourableunfavourable - 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"

unfavourable
adjective
2. hostile, negative, unfriendly, inimical First reactions have been distinctly unfavourable.
hostile warm, positive, friendly, approving, favourable, amicable, well-disposed
Translations
unfavourable unfavorable (US) [ˈʌnˈfeɪvərəbl] ADJ
1. (= adverse) [situation] → adverso; [conditions] → poco propicio, desfavorable; [outlook, weather] → poco propicio; [wind] → desfavorable
to be unfavourable for sthser poco propicio para algo, no ser propicio para algo
to be unfavourable to sbno favorecer a algn, ser desfavorable para algn
2. (= negative) [impression, opinion] → negativo, malo; [comparison] → poco favorable
to show sth/sb in an unfavourable lightpresentar algo/a algn de forma negativa or poco favorable, dar una imagen negativa or poco favorable de algo/algn

unfavourable [ˌʌnˈfeɪvərəbəl] (British) unfavorable (US) adj
(= poor) [conditions, circumstances, weather, exchange rate] → défavorable
to be unfavourable to sb [terms, conditions] → être défavorable à qn
an unfavourable impression → une impression défavorable
(= hostile) [reaction, response, comment] → défavorable
an unfavourable comparison → une comparaison défavorable

unfavourable, (US) unfavorable
adj outlook, weather, moment, resultungünstig; conditions, circumstances also, windwidrig; opinion, reactionnegativ; replyablehnend, negativ; trade balancepassiv; conditions unfavourable to or for tradeungünstige Handelsbedingungen pl; on unfavourable termszu ungünstigen Bedingungen; to be unfavourable to somebodyungünstig für jdn sein; to draw or make unfavourable comparisonsnachteilige Vergleiche ziehen; to show somebody/something in an unfavourable lightjdn/etw in einem ungünstigen Licht darstellen

unfavourable unfavorable (Am) [ʌnˈfeɪvrəbl] adj (circumstances, climate) → sfavorevole; (report, impression) → negativo/a
unfavourable unfavorable (Am) [ʌnˈfeɪvrəbl] adj (circumstances, climate) → sfavorevole; (report, impression) → negativo/a

unfavourable 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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My having prevented it may perhaps have given his wife an unfavourable impression, but where there is a disposition to dislike, a motive will never be wanting; and as to money matters it has not withheld him from being very useful to me.
On Trafalgar Day the weather was not so much unfavourable as extremely dangerous.
I have known very unfavourable symptoms in the morning change to favourable ones at noon, and return to unfavourable again at night.
 
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