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unfavourable

British

/ ʌnˈfeɪvərəbəl, -ˈfeɪvrə- /

adjective

not favourable; adverse or inauspicious

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unfavourable

And Zuckerberg is unpopular: last year, a Pew Research Center poll found that two-thirds of Americans had an unfavourable opinion of him.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Conditions remained "very unfavourable" on major fronts, including the southwestern regions of Gironde and Landes, and in the Mediterranean Var region.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warned on Sunday the wildfire situation in France was "very unfavourable" as firefighters battled to hold the blazes back from the UNESCO-listed city of Bordeaux in the southwest.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

They were already grappling with poor harvests because of unfavourable weather when the glut hit.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Sometimes, when the day was very unfavourable, his sisters would expostulate.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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