unfavorite
English
editAlternative forms
edit- unfavourite (Commonwealth)
Etymology 1
editAdjective
editunfavorite (comparative more unfavorite, superlative most unfavorite)
- (informal) Not preferred; in particular, especially disliked.
- 1979 August 18, Maida Tilchen, Nancy Vogl, Debbie Lempke, Susan Shanbaum, Bonnie Lockhart, “The Diversity of Women's Music”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 5, page 9:
- I'm going to talk about business, which is really my most unfavorite aspect of doing this work. We are involved in an enormous contradiction: we're trying to make a living in a system where no one makes a living doing creative stuff.
Related terms
editNoun
editunfavorite (plural unfavorites)
Usage notes
editMost often used in explicit contrast to favorite, as in “These are some of my favorite and unfavorite things”.
Etymology 2
editFrom un- (reversive prefix) + favorite.
Verb
editunfavorite (third-person singular simple present unfavorites, present participle unfavoriting, simple past and past participle unfavorited)
- (Internet, transitive) To remove from one’s list of favorites.
- How do I unfavorite a tweet?
Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “all senses”): favorite