transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌnfeɪvərəb(ə)l ]
Note: in AM, use 'unfavorable'
1.
Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.
Unfavourable economic conditions were blocking a recovery of the American insurance market...
Unfavourable weather has had damaging effects on this year’s harvest...
The whole international economic situation is very unfavourable for the countries in the south.
≠ favourable
ADJ : usu ADJ n
2.
If you have an unfavourable reaction to something, you do not like it.
A more unfavourable response was given today by the Prime Minister...
First reactions have been distinctly unfavourable.
≠ favourable
ADJ
• un‧fa‧vour‧ably
When the body reacts unfavourably to food, the pulse rate will go up.
ADV : ADV after v
3.
If you make an unfavourable comparison between two things, you say that one thing seems worse than the other.
He makes unfavourable comparisons between British and French cooking...
≠ favourable
ADJ : ADJ n
• un‧fa‧vour‧ably
Childcare facilities in Britain compare unfavourably with other European countries.
ADV : ADV with v