unfavorability
State of disapproval
Unfavorability is the quality of being viewed negatively or lacking approval.
The term appears most often in polling contexts, where a candidate's or institution's unfavorability rating measures how many people hold a negative opinion: Her unfavorability numbers climbed after the scandal.
The word is clunky but useful when discussing quantified disapproval.
Unfavorable feature or flaw
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- hindranceBarrier to progress
liability · downside · burden · detriment · weakness · shortcoming · flaw · defect
Judgment of faults
- disdainScornful disregard
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
displeasure · dislike · dissatisfaction · reproach · denunciation · disparagement · scorn · derision
Capacity to withstand force
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
dissent · pushback · backlash · counteraction · friction · contention · adverse reaction · ill will
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- negativityDisposition toward pessimism
- preconceptionBelief formed beforehand
predisposition · skew · slant · distortion · one-sidedness · unfairness
drawback
Unfavorable feature or flaw
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
hindrance · liability · downside · burden · detriment · weakness · shortcoming · flaw · defect · limitation
criticism
Judgment of faults
condemnation · displeasure · dislike · dissatisfaction · reproach · denunciation · disparagement · scorn · derision · rebuke
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- objectionExpression of disapproval
protest · dissent · pushback · backlash · counteraction · friction · contention · adverse reaction · ill will · animosity
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- negativityDisposition toward pessimism
preconception · predisposition · skew · slant · distortion · one-sidedness · unfairness
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Positive perception rating
favorableness · popularity · approval · likability · approbation
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Positive perception rating
favorableness · advantageousness · auspiciousness · conduciveness · suitability
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