unfavourable

Describes conditions, circumstances, or opinions that are not good or are likely to cause problems.

• 🇩🇪Beschreibt Umstände, Bedingungen oder Meinungen, die nicht günstig sind oder Probleme verursachen können; auch eine ablehnende oder negative Haltung ausdrückend.

1. Not encouraging or approving B2 formal

   Expressing disapproval or lacking support; not pleasing.

   • The committee gave an unfavourable review of the proposal.
   • Her comments were unfavourable towards the new policy.
   • The critics' response was largely unfavourable.

   🇩🇪Unvorteilhaft

   Synonyme: adversedisapprovingdiscouraginghostilenegativeopposedunfriendlyunsympathetic

   Antonyme: encouragingfavorablepositivesupportive

2. Hindering or opposing (weather/wind) B2 formal

   Describing conditions, especially wind or weather, that make progress difficult.

   • The sailors struggled against unfavourable winds.
   • Unfavourable weather conditions delayed the flight.
   • The expedition was postponed due to unfavourable tides.

   🇩🇪Ungünstig

   Synonyme: adversecontraryhostileinclementroughstormyunpropitious

   Antonyme: fairfavorablegood

3. Not favorable B2 formal

   Not advantageous or beneficial; likely to cause problems.

   • The company faced unfavourable market conditions.
   • He received an unfavourable diagnosis from the doctor.
   • The terms of the contract were unfavourable to the workers.

   🇩🇪Ungünstig

   Synonyme: adversebaddetrimentaldisadvantageousharmfulhostileinauspiciousnegativeunfortunateunpropitious

   Antonyme: advantageousauspiciousbeneficialfavorablepropitious

• more unfavourable comparative form
• most unfavourable superlative form