unfavorable

[ uhn-fey-ver-uh-buhl ]

/ ʌnˈfeɪ vər ə bəl /

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adjective

not favorable; contrary; adverse: an unfavorable wind.

not propitious: an unfavorable omen.

unfortunate; undesirable; disadvantageous: an unfavorable development.

Origin of unfavorable

Middle English word dating back to 1540–50; see origin at un-¹, favorable

OTHER WORDS FROM unfavorable

un·fa·vor·a·ble·ness, nounun·fa·vor·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby unfavorable

unfancied, unfashionable, unfasten, unfathered, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfavourable, unfavoured, unfazed, unfeasible, Unfederated Malay States

Example sentences from the Web for unfavorable

For The Net Party, the road is long, the game is dirty and the odds are unfavorable.
Argentina’s Drag & Drop Democracy|Jeff Campagna|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Overall, 10 percent of Kentuckians had a favorable view of Bevin to 17 percent unfavorable.
Tea Partier Matt Bevin Is Selling Himself as the Anti-Mitch McConnell|Sam Youngman|February 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If the experience is a lousy one, the collective opinion will be unfavorable.
No One Wins Washington’s Zero-Sum Games|Stuart Stevens|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For one thing, anybody who has been reviewed with rare exceptions has gotten favorable and unfavorable reviews.
Pamela Paul Talks Future of New York Times Book Review|Steve Kettmann|April 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Unfavorable polls, once discounted as the byproduct of an ambitious agenda, were only getting worse — recently much worse.
Bobby Jindal Backs Away From Big Ideas|David Frum|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Diacetic acid may be present, and usually warrants an unfavorable prognosis.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
He devoted the next day to going around among the shoe shops; but everywhere he met with unfavorable answers.
Bound to Rise|Horatio Alger
How it writhes and twists at the least touch of unfavorable criticism!
Quiet Talks on Power|S.D. Gordon
The fall, however, was not as large as the existence of unfavorable economic conditions in this country might lead one to expect.
Jewish Immigration to the United States from 1881 to 1910|Samuel Joseph
I am comparatively a free man; but if any unfavorable report should be heard concerning me, farewell to my present liberty.
The Gold Hunter's Adventures|William H. Thomes