unfavourable

/ -ˈfeɪvrə-; ʌnˈfeɪvərəbəl /

adjective

1. not favourable; adverse or inauspicious

Derived Forms

• unˈfavourableness, noun
• unˈfavourably, adverb

Example Sentences

Failure to beat Inter on matchday four, coupled with an unfavourable result elsewhere, would have knocked them out of the Champions League.

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These both hampered storm development by creating unfavourable conditions in the atmosphere.

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Hours before the launch, Elon Musk's company said it would be delayed “due to unfavourable weather forecasted” in the capsule’s splashdown areas.

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Meanwhile, the local authority for the Var region said in a statement that the re-enactments on the Lido beach at Mourillon had been cancelled due to "the unfavourable weather conditions and the significant risk of storms".

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That same day, the Haitian police chief Rameau Normil, accompanied by the Kenyan force commander Godfrey Otunge, appeared to try to counter unfavourable local media commentary by announcing that more than 100 "bandits" had been killed by the Haitian and Kenyan police in operations conducted under a state of emergency declared in the most gang-plagued zones since mid-July.

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