Definitions for unfavorable
ʌnˈfeɪ vər ə bəlun·fa·vor·able

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unfavorable, unfavourableadjective

   not encouraging or approving or pleasing

   "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression"

2. unfavorable, unfavourableadjective

   (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose

   "unfavorable winds"

3. unfavorable, unfavourableadjective

   not favorable

   "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unfavorableadjective

   Disadvantageous, adverse, unsuitable, inconducive; serving to hinder or oppose.

2. unfavorableadjective

   Not favorable, disapproving.

3. unfavorableadjective

   Causing obstacles or delay; not conducive to travel or work; inclement.

4. unfavorableadjective

   Not auspicious; ill-boding.

5. Etymology: un- + favourable

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1. unfavorable

   Unfavorable refers to something that is not approved of, not beneficial or not likely to succeed or produce a good result. It can describe conditions or circumstances that cause disapproval, disadvantage, or a negative outcome. In other words, it can describe anything viewed or resulting in a negative way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unfavorableadjective

   not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging

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How to pronounce unfavorable?

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How to say unfavorable in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unfavorable in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unfavorable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of unfavorable in a Sentence

1. Martin Van Buren:

   We have seen time gradually dispel every unfavorable foreboding and our Constitution surmount every adverse circumstance dreaded at the outset as beyond control.

2. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy:

   When you look at the poll numbers of Hilary Clinton -- they've dropped. Unfavorable is pretty high because people say they don't trust her, they don't trust her because what they found out about the server and everything else. Would you ever have found that out had you not gathered the information from Benghazi Select Committee? So if we really want to be able to show what this Planned Parenthood has done ... have the select committee get all the information, all the hearings. Win the argument to win the vote.

3. Rich Feltes:

   The 16- to 30-day (forecast) is dry, it's favorable for row crop planting but unfavorable for wheat development, especially when you consider we've come off of this unusually dry winter for that part of the country.

4. Savin Chand:

   Cyclones are no doubt one of the costliest natural disasters everywhere, what's happening with global warming is that these underlying conditions are getting more unfavorable for cyclones to form in the first place. But even though cyclones are getting fewer, those that do form are now feeding more energy from the warming atmosphere, so that's why they're getting more intense.

5. Maria Repnikova:

   Stories that are critical of Russia or are portraying Russia in an unfavorable manner are generally censored, as a result of that, it is expedient to use Russian state media sources because they're the ones portraying the( Ukraine) conflict with a more favorable eye or view from the Russian perspective.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unfavorable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unfavorable
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfavorable
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=unfavorable