Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - unfavourable

Note: in AM, use 'unfavorable' 1. Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success. Unfavourable economic conditions were blocking a recovery of the American insurance market... Unfavourable weather has had damaging effects on this year’s harvest... The whole international economic situation is very unfavourable for the countries in the south. ? favourable ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. If you have an unfavourable reaction to something, you do not like it. A more unfavourable response was given today by the Prime Minister... First reactions have been distinctly unfavourable. ? favourable ADJ • unfavourably When the body reacts unfavourably to food, the pulse rate will go up. ADV: ADV after v 3. If you make an unfavourable comparison between two things, you say that one thing seems worse than the other. He makes unfavourable comparisons between British and French cooking... ? favourable ADJ: ADJ n • unfavourably Childcare facilities in Britain compare unfavourably with other European countries. ADV: ADV with v