unfavourable

unfavourable
[[t]ʌ̱nfe͟ɪvərəb(ə)l[/t]]
(in AM, use unfavorable)
1) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n 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...

We've got a fairly unfavourable exchange rate at the moment...

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.

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Ant:
2) ADJ-GRADED If you have an unfavourable reaction to something, you do not like it.

A more unfavourable response was given today by the Prime Minister...

President Mubarak was particularly unfavourable to the idea...

First reactions have been distinctly unfavourable.

Ant:
Derived words:
unfavourably [[t]ʌ̱nfe͟ɪvərəbli[/t]] ADV-GRADED ADV after v

When the body reacts unfavourably to food, the pulse rate will go up.

3) ADJ: ADJ n 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...

A younger child will benefit more from an older sister's help than from an unfavourable comparison between their progress.

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Derived words:
unfavourably ADV-GRADED ADV with v

Childcare facilities in Britain compare unfavourably with other European countries.


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