unfriendliness

unfriendly | American Dictionary

unfriendly
adjective
us/ʌnˈfrend·li/
having an attitude or acting in a way that shows you do not like people and do not care if they like you:
an unfriendly person

unfriendliness

noun[ U ]us/ʌnˈfrend·li·nəs/

unfriendly | Business English

unfriendly
adjective
uk /ʌnˈfrendli/us
likely to cause problems or prevent success:
Plastic bags are an unfriendly choice for environmental sustainability.
an unfriendly tax regime
unfriendly to sb/sthCompanies are migrating to the suburbs to avoid governments perceived as unfriendly to business.

Examples of unfriendly

unfriendly
While the ban on re-election allowed him to replace unfriendly governors, it also made credible his supposed commitment to allow alternation in power.
The external neighbourhood was perceived to be a dangerous and unfriendly place.
An environment with many cues can be extremely friendly, but not extremely unfriendly.
The unfriendly faces, illuminated by the glow of the fire, communicate their unified defiance through the faintest of smiles.
Why cling to notoriously unfriendly spellings, when we modernize everything else?
For instance, choice is often based on (1) preferences (2) between more than two alternatives (3) with continuous cues (4) in "unfriendly" environments.
The accuracy results for all decision strategies decrease as the environment changes from friendly to neutral to unfriendly.
Unfriendly environments that do not support optimal functioning therefore contribute to a feeling of discrimination.
In consequence, installed technologies are often unfriendly towards the environment.
The decision strategies were evaluated for choices in three environments: friendly, neutral, and unfriendly.
We argue that unfriendly environments must be considered when evaluating decision rules.
Does it matter whether environments are friendly or unfriendly?
They are mainlanders seeking a better life on an unfriendly island.
Our interviewees often mentioned sicknesses as the reason why a settlement was abandoned, as well as attacks by unfriendly neighbours or mounted warlords.
They can be used with large numbers and have been employed in such 'unfriendly' environments as full-tiered lecture theatres.
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