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un⋅fa⋅vor⋅a⋅ble

  [uhn-fey-ver-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. not favorable; contrary; adverse: an unfavorable wind.
2. not propitious: an unfavorable omen.
3. unfortunate; undesirable; disadvantageous: an unfavorable development.
Origin:
1540–50; ME; see un- 1 , favorable

Related forms:
un⋅fa⋅vor⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
un⋅fa⋅vor⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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un·fa·vor·a·ble   (ŭn-fā'vər-ə-bəl, -fāv'rə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Likely to be a hindrance; disadvantageous: unfavorable winds.

  2. Having or showing opposition; adverse: an unfavorable reaction to our proposal.

un·fa'vor·a·ble·ness n., un·fa'vor·a·bly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unfavorable 
1460 (implied in unfavorably), from un- (1) "not" + favor (v.) + -able.
"We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe that they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain." [Walter Savage Landor, "Imaginary Conversations"]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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