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# unfavourable

«unfavourable» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not good or helpful; making success less likely:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (unfavourable; US unfavorable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not good or helpful; making success less likely: unfavourable weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfavourable/#m1)

2) Showing that you do not like or approve of something: an unfavourable review. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfavourable/#m2)

3) An unfavourable light is a way of showing someone that makes them look worse than they are. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfavourable/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in weather reports, science, business and formal exam language: «Conditions were unfavourable for growth.» Tells the reader the situation is against someone. In probability or games, unfavourable outcomes are the ones you do not want.

### examples

- The boat stayed in harbour because of unfavourable winds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfavourable/#x1)
- The film got unfavourable reviews from critics. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfavourable/#x2)
- Seeds won't grow in unfavourable conditions, such as no water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfavourable/#x3)
- The exchange rate was unfavourable, so we got fewer euros. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfavourable/#x4)
- Rolling a 1 is an unfavourable outcome in this game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfavourable/#x5)
- Her first impression of the town was unfavourable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfavourable/#x6)
- “George!” Mrs. Darling exclaimed, pained to see her dear one showing himself in such an unfavourable light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfavourable/#x7)

### note

Spelt «unfavourable» in the UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, Canada; «unfavorable» in the USA. Takes «an». Opposite: favourable. In probability: favourable outcomes / all outcomes = chance of what you want.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unfavourable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfavourable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.