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Definition of unfavourable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unfavourable

adjective
 
/ʌnˈfeɪvərəbl/
 
/ʌnˈfeɪvərəbl/
(US English unfavorable)
(formal)
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  1. unfavourable (for/to something) (of conditions, situations, etc.) not good and likely to cause problems or make something more difficult
    • The conditions were unfavourable for agriculture.
    • an unfavourable exchange rate
    • The country’s geographical position is highly unfavourable.
    • an unfavourable economic situation
  2. showing that you do not approve of or like somebody/something
    • an unfavourable comment
    • The documentary presents him in a very unfavourable light.
    • an unfavourable comparison (= one that makes one thing seem much worse than another)
    opposite favourable
See unfavourable in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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