UNFAVOURABLE


Meaning of UNFAVOURABLE in English

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

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