unfavourable
adjective/ʌnˈfeɪvərəbl/
/ʌnˈfeɪvərəbl/
(US English unfavorable)
(formal)- 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
- The country’s geographical position is highly unfavourable.
- an unfavourable economic situation
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- showing that you do not approve of or like somebody/something
- an unfavourable comment
- The documentary presents him in a very unfavourable light.
- an unfavourable comparison (= one that makes one thing seem much worse than another)
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