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Definition of unfavourable in English: unfavourable(US unfavorable) adjectiveʌnˈfeɪv(ə)rəb(ə)lˌənˈfeɪv(ə)rəb(ə)l 1Expressing or showing a lack of approval or support. single mothers are often the target of unfavourable press attention Example sentencesExamples - All they get is criticism and unfavorable comparison with their foreign colleagues.
- Despite this negative conclusion regarding one of his aims I do not want to leave the reader with an unfavourable impression of the book.
- I have received the lion's share of unfavourable media attention and felt the heat of public scrutiny for two weeks.
- Surely they can't stand idly by while their party leader levels accusations of treason at newspapers just because their coverage is unfavourable to him.
- All previous home condition reports have to be included in the pack, and there will be a record held on a central register, so hiding unfavourable surveys won't be an option.
- The best response to either a favourable or an unfavourable review is to ignore it, except perhaps to discuss a point or two raised in it, or to point out an actual error.
- However, as a result of unfavourable press, the company decided it faced what it referred to as a genuine moral issue and changed its views of these men.
- Critical judgement of the play has tended to be unfavourable.
- Although he sounds completely satisfied with the band, Andrew is also disappointed with the content of a few unfavourable record reviews.
- Is this simply a way of diverting attention from the unfavourable headlines some have faced in recent months?
- In recent years, Schröder has filed a series of lawsuits to deflect unfavourable media attention, on one occasion suing a journalist who accused him of dying his hair.
- He flew to a military base to shore up his support in the face of unfavourable polls and growing unease in Washington about the conflict.
- Readers and other members of the public, sensing a clear impulse to beat down an unfavourable report, must have suspected some truth was giving offence.
- What I read was an unfavourable description of myself, a documentation of my failings as a decent human being - and all entirely true.
- The Department head took away some of her responsibilities, she said, and then wrote unfavourable reports about her performance.
- A famously lapsed Catholic herself, Greer's desire to criticise the document in unfavourable terms is not surprising.
- However most of the reviews she got in the Sydney and Melbourne press were unfavourable.
- Sydenham's basic premise is that historians have either neglected this revolutionary, or given him a rather unfavourable press.
- The high prices at many airports have incurred many complaints and also drew unfavourable media attention.
- The media coverage of the two visits was noteworthy for its lack of any unfavourable commentary on the government's foreign policy.
Synonyms adverse, critical, hostile, inimical, unfriendly, antagonistic, unsympathetic, negative opposing, ill-disposed, contrary, discouraging, disapproving, uncomplimentary, unflattering, damaging, injurious, poor, low, bad, antipathetic 2Likely to lead to an adverse outcome. unfavourable economic conditions Example sentencesExamples - Both teams have poor fan support and unfavorable stadium contracts.
- To prevent an unfavourable outcome, ultimately for all members of society, careful consideration of diverse issues surrounding human tissue is needed.
- One could go so far as to say that tests have been designed to conceal unfavourable outcomes.
- In the Eurobond markets there is a growing list of potential issuers who have postponed or cancelled issues because of unfavourable or poor market conditions.
- The assessment also includes the likely favourable and unfavourable consequences of the decision for oneself and for others.
- Their low altitude, the unfavourable climatic conditions and the fire were the factors that led to the fatal outcome.
- This is because the early-arriving males often suffer from unfavorable weather conditions and lack of suitable food.
- The purpose is not in doubt: to inform all parties as soon as possible of the outcome, but apparently only where that outcome is unfavourable to the applicant.
- In contrast, Zambia's imports rose in the same period under review leading to unfavourable trade imbalances.
- We used repeat deliberate self harm as a marker of an unfavourable outcome.
- Active management of labor is not associated with unfavorable maternal or neonatal outcomes.
- Detection is diagnostic of myocardial damage in patients admitted with suspected acute coronary syndromes and indicates an unfavourable outcome.
- The paper argued that a venture capitalist with highly volatile status was more likely to have an unfavorable economic outcome.
- The evidence linking increased weight with unfavourable levels of objective physical health indicators is well supported.
- From this we can predict favourable and unfavourable outcomes.
- One question, for example, asks them to recount in 100 words a recent stressful incident in which they averted an unfavourable outcome.
- It is more likely that change of paternal genes or antigens would result in heterogeneous outcomes rather than unfavourable pregnancy outcomes.
- Her achievement was more impressive given the unfavourable prevailing economic conditions.
- He said special attention will be paid to overcoming the unfavourable demographic situation by supporting parents.
- The unfavorable economic conditions at home contributed to this year's falling exports, Irwandy said.
Synonyms disadvantageous, adverse, inauspicious, unpropitious, unfortunate, unlucky, unhappy, detrimental, bad, gloomy unsuitable, inappropriate, inconvenient, inopportune, inapt
Derivatives nounʌnˈfeɪv(ə)rəblnəs Also, this can restrict the unfavorableness that noise is superposed on the wiring. Example sentencesExamples - This comparison indicates the degree of favourableness or unfavourableness of a treatment outcome in comparison to the total sample.
- He exemplifies the perfect man through his proper conduct regardless of the unfavorableness of circumstance.
- Appearances are not a valid means of assessing someone's youth, whose favorableness or unfavorableness is a subjective, not objective, matter.
- This unfavourableness of nature prevented the Africans from looking within and that accounts for their failure to build any civilization in the past.
Definition of unfavorable in US English: unfavorable(British unfavourable) adjectiveˌənˈfāv(ə)rəb(ə)lˌənˈfeɪv(ə)rəb(ə)l 1Expressing or showing a lack of approval or support. single mothers are often the target of unfavorable press attention Example sentencesExamples - However most of the reviews she got in the Sydney and Melbourne press were unfavourable.
- All they get is criticism and unfavorable comparison with their foreign colleagues.
- Sydenham's basic premise is that historians have either neglected this revolutionary, or given him a rather unfavourable press.
- I have received the lion's share of unfavourable media attention and felt the heat of public scrutiny for two weeks.
- The best response to either a favourable or an unfavourable review is to ignore it, except perhaps to discuss a point or two raised in it, or to point out an actual error.
- The high prices at many airports have incurred many complaints and also drew unfavourable media attention.
- What I read was an unfavourable description of myself, a documentation of my failings as a decent human being - and all entirely true.
- A famously lapsed Catholic herself, Greer's desire to criticise the document in unfavourable terms is not surprising.
- Readers and other members of the public, sensing a clear impulse to beat down an unfavourable report, must have suspected some truth was giving offence.
- However, as a result of unfavourable press, the company decided it faced what it referred to as a genuine moral issue and changed its views of these men.
- The media coverage of the two visits was noteworthy for its lack of any unfavourable commentary on the government's foreign policy.
- Is this simply a way of diverting attention from the unfavourable headlines some have faced in recent months?
- Despite this negative conclusion regarding one of his aims I do not want to leave the reader with an unfavourable impression of the book.
- He flew to a military base to shore up his support in the face of unfavourable polls and growing unease in Washington about the conflict.
- In recent years, Schröder has filed a series of lawsuits to deflect unfavourable media attention, on one occasion suing a journalist who accused him of dying his hair.
- Although he sounds completely satisfied with the band, Andrew is also disappointed with the content of a few unfavourable record reviews.
- The Department head took away some of her responsibilities, she said, and then wrote unfavourable reports about her performance.
- Surely they can't stand idly by while their party leader levels accusations of treason at newspapers just because their coverage is unfavourable to him.
- Critical judgement of the play has tended to be unfavourable.
- All previous home condition reports have to be included in the pack, and there will be a record held on a central register, so hiding unfavourable surveys won't be an option.
Synonyms adverse, critical, hostile, inimical, unfriendly, antagonistic, unsympathetic, negative 2Adverse; inauspicious. it would be unwise to sell the company while the economic circumstances are so unfavorable Example sentencesExamples - One question, for example, asks them to recount in 100 words a recent stressful incident in which they averted an unfavourable outcome.
- Active management of labor is not associated with unfavorable maternal or neonatal outcomes.
- Their low altitude, the unfavourable climatic conditions and the fire were the factors that led to the fatal outcome.
- One could go so far as to say that tests have been designed to conceal unfavourable outcomes.
- Detection is diagnostic of myocardial damage in patients admitted with suspected acute coronary syndromes and indicates an unfavourable outcome.
- It is more likely that change of paternal genes or antigens would result in heterogeneous outcomes rather than unfavourable pregnancy outcomes.
- We used repeat deliberate self harm as a marker of an unfavourable outcome.
- This is because the early-arriving males often suffer from unfavorable weather conditions and lack of suitable food.
- He said special attention will be paid to overcoming the unfavourable demographic situation by supporting parents.
- To prevent an unfavourable outcome, ultimately for all members of society, careful consideration of diverse issues surrounding human tissue is needed.
- In the Eurobond markets there is a growing list of potential issuers who have postponed or cancelled issues because of unfavourable or poor market conditions.
- The evidence linking increased weight with unfavourable levels of objective physical health indicators is well supported.
- The paper argued that a venture capitalist with highly volatile status was more likely to have an unfavorable economic outcome.
- Her achievement was more impressive given the unfavourable prevailing economic conditions.
- In contrast, Zambia's imports rose in the same period under review leading to unfavourable trade imbalances.
- The purpose is not in doubt: to inform all parties as soon as possible of the outcome, but apparently only where that outcome is unfavourable to the applicant.
- The unfavorable economic conditions at home contributed to this year's falling exports, Irwandy said.
- From this we can predict favourable and unfavourable outcomes.
- The assessment also includes the likely favourable and unfavourable consequences of the decision for oneself and for others.
- Both teams have poor fan support and unfavorable stadium contracts.
Synonyms disadvantageous, adverse, inauspicious, unpropitious, unfortunate, unlucky, unhappy, detrimental, bad, gloomy |