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unfavorableness

unfavorableness

1 7.4
A situation that makes success unlikely
  • noun
  • /ʌnˈfeɪvərəbəl.nəs/
  • US
: desfavorabilidad
  • Her unfavorableness towards the proposed changes was evident in the way she expressed her concerns during the meeting.

Examples

  • The team's unfavorableness in the recent competition led to their early elimination from the tournament.

  • Job satisfaction can be defined as "the favorableness or unfavorableness with which employees view their work (Castle, 2006)." Lambeth (1987) was the first to report on the job satisfaction of public health sanitarians (also known as environmental health specialists or registered sanitarians).

    Academic text (2009)
  • Despite his skills, the unfavorableness of the economic climate made it difficult for him to find a job.

Synonyms

disapproval
vsunfavorableness
45 3.0

A feeling that shows you do not agree with someone or what they do

describes an attitude of judgment rather than predicting success or failure
badness
vsunfavorableness
10 3.4

The state of being unpleasant, harmful or wrong

focuses on lack of encouraging outlook rather than broad poor quality
unpopularity
vsunfavorableness
6 4.9

Not liked by many people

refers to poor prospects or lack of encouraging indicators rather than mere dislike
disfavor
vsunfavorableness
4 6.2

Lack of public support or approval

concerns likelihood of success and encouraging signs rather than social standing
unacceptability
vsunfavorableness
1 7.1

A state when people or rules do not allow something

concerns lack of encouraging results rather than merely breaking rules
unsatisfactoriness
vsunfavorableness
1 8.2

A situation where something is not good enough

highlights absence of encouraging conditions instead of general inadequacy
unsavoriness
vsunfavorableness
  • US
1 9.3

A behavior that people find morally wrong or offensive

centers on poor prospects and lack of encouraging signs rather than moral unpleasantness
undesirability
vsunfavorableness
1 6.6

A situation where something is not wanted and should be avoided

relates to lack of encouraging outcomes rather than simply being unwanted
unpalatability
vsunfavorableness
1 9.2

An idea or decision that is hard to accept

is concerned with poor chances of success rather than emotional resistance
inauspiciousness
vsunfavorableness
1 9.9

A sign that something is likely to fail

focuses on lack of encouraging signs rather than signs of bad luck
unpropitiousness
vsunfavorableness
9.9

A situation that is unlikely to lead to success

is about lacking encouraging signs for likely success
unpalatableness
vsunfavorableness
9.9

A quality of being hard to accept in your mind or feelings

focuses on practical chances of success rather than emotional acceptability

Antonyms

5.1

A quality that makes a good result likely

How Unfavorable

hostility
120 4.7
unfavorableness
  • US
1 7.4
disadvantage
105 2.9
neutrality
24 4.4
favorability
  • US
12 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

unfavorableness = unfavorable (transparent) = un + favor + able + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the clearly negative adjective 'unfavorable', producing a straightforward abstract noun.

Etymology

Unfavorableness is made of simple parts: un- meaning 'not', favor meaning 'support' or 'a good opinion', and -ness meaning 'the state of something'. So unfavorableness is the 'state of not being favorable' — a situation or condition that is not helpful and makes success less likely.