disadvantageous, unfavorable, unfavourable
(adjective) involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness; “a disadvantageous outcome”; “a well-known study from the 1970’s showed that gender stereotyping placed women in a disadvantageous position”; “made an unfavorable impression”
unfavorable, unfavourable
(adjective) (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose; “unfavorable winds”
unfavorable, unfavourable
(adjective) not encouraging or approving or pleasing; “unfavorable conditions”; “an unfavorable comparison”; “unfavorable comments”; “unfavorable impression”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
unfavourable (comparative more unfavourable, superlative most unfavourable) (British spelling)
Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse, disadvantageous, inconducive, unsuitable.
Antonym: favourable
Not auspicious; ill-boding.
Synonyms: inauspicious, unfortunate, Thesaurus:unlucky
Antonyms: favourable, fortunate, Thesaurus:lucky
Of a belief, state of mind, etc.: not favourable; disapproving.
Synonym: favourable
Of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles; not conducive to travel or work; inclement.
Nouns to which unfavourable is often applied: condition, circumstance, weather, climate, outcome, result, opinion, view, impression, effect, consequence, impact, influence, environment, balance, information, report, prognosis, rating, evaluation, review, position, factor, feature, aspect, reaction, response, attitude, season, development, treatment, ruling, case, state, experience, inference.
Source: Wiktionary
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
