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unfavorite

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From un- (not) +‎ favorite.

Adjective

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unfavorite (comparative more unfavorite, superlative most unfavorite)

  1. (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.
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Noun

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unfavorite (plural unfavorites)

  1. (informal) Something that is not a favourite; particularly something that is especially disliked.
Usage notes
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Most often used in explicit contrast to favorite, as in “These are some of my favorite and unfavorite things”.

Etymology 2

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From un- (reversive prefix) +‎ favorite.

Verb

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unfavorite (third-person singular simple present unfavorites, present participle unfavoriting, simple past and past participle unfavorited)

  1. (Internet, transitive) To remove from one’s list of favorites.
    How do I unfavorite a tweet?
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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of all senses): favorite

Derived terms

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