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un·fa·vor·a·ble

(ŭn-fā′vər-ə-bəl, -fāv′rə-bəl)

adj.

1. Likely to be a hindrance; disadvantageous: unfavorable winds.

2. Having or showing opposition; adverse: an unfavorable reaction to our proposal.

un·fa′vor·a·ble·ness n.

un·fa′vor·a·bly adv.

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un•fa•vor•a•ble

(ʌnˈfeɪ vər ə bəl)

adj.

1. not favorable; adverse; disadvantageous: an unfavorable wind.

2. not propitious.

[1540–50]

un•fa′vor•a•ble•ness, n.

un•fa′vor•a•bly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	unfavorable - not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression" unfavourable 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 oppose; "unfavorable winds" unfavourable 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 favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews" unfavourable 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"

unfavorable

adjective

1. Tending to discourage, retard, or make more difficult:

adverse, disadvantageous, negative, unadvantageous, unsatisfactory, untoward.

2. Bringing, predicting, or characterized by misfortune:

bad, evil, ill, inauspicious, unpropitious.

Translations

غَيْرُ مُؤَاتٍ

nepříznivý

ugunstig

epäsuotuisa

nepovoljan

好ましくない

호의적이 아닌

neugodenslab

ofördelaktig

ไม่เป็นไปตามที่หวัง

elverişsiz

bất lợi

不利的

unfavorable

→ غَيْرُ مُؤَاتٍ nepříznivý ugunstig ungünstig δυσμενής desfavorable epäsuotuisa défavorable nepovoljan sfavorevole 好ましくない 호의적이 아닌 ongunstig ugunstig niepomyślny desfavorável неблагоприятный ofördelaktig ไม่เป็นไปตามที่หวัง elverişsiz bất lợi 不利的

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unfavorable

adj desfavorable

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