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say it: uhn-FAY-vur-uh-buhl
unfavorable is an adjective meaning "not encouraging or approving or pleasing". It is pronounced /ˌʌnˈfeɪvɚəbəl/ — uhn-FAY-vur-uh-buhl. It carries 3 recorded senses.
not encouraging or approving or pleasing
“unfavorable conditions”
“an unfavorable comparison”
“unfavorable comments”
“unfavorable impression”
(of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose
“unfavorable winds”
involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness
“a disadvantageous outcome”
“a well-known study from the 1970's showed that gender stereotyping placed women in a disadvantageous position”
“made an unfavorable impression”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for unfavorable come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.