Tending to discourage, retard, or make more difficult

• adverse

  1. Acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic:
  2. Moving in an opposite or opposing direction:
  3. Contrary to one's interests or welfare; harmful or unfavorable:

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  1. Acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic:
  2. Moving in an opposite or opposing direction:
  3. Contrary to one's interests or welfare; harmful or unfavorable:

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• disadvantageous

  1. Not advantageous.
  2. Detrimental; unfavorable.
  3. Causing or characterized by disadvantage; unfavorable; adverse; detrimental

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  1. Not advantageous.
  2. Detrimental; unfavorable.
  3. Causing or characterized by disadvantage; unfavorable; adverse; detrimental

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• negative

  1. Unfavorable or detrimental:
  2. Hostile or disparaging; malicious:
  3. Gloomy; pessimistic:

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  1. Unfavorable or detrimental:
  2. Hostile or disparaging; malicious:
  3. Gloomy; pessimistic:

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• unadvantageous

  1. Not advantageous.

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  1. Not advantageous.

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• unfavorable

  1. Having or showing opposition; adverse:
  2. Adverse, contrary, or disadvantageous
  3. Disadvantageous, adverse, unsuitable, inconducive; serving to hinder or oppose.

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  1. Having or showing opposition; adverse:
  2. Adverse, contrary, or disadvantageous
  3. Disadvantageous, adverse, unsuitable, inconducive; serving to hinder or oppose.

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• unsatisfactory

  1. Inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory

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  1. Inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory

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Involving or undergoing chance misfortune

• hapless

  1. Devoid of talent or skill.
  2. Very unlucky; ill-fated.
  3. Unfortunate; unlucky; luckless

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  1. Devoid of talent or skill.
  2. Very unlucky; ill-fated.
  3. Unfortunate; unlucky; luckless

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• ill-fated

  1. Causing misfortune; unlucky
  2. Having or certain to have an evil fate or unlucky end
  3. Unlucky; doomed.

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  1. Causing misfortune; unlucky
  2. Having or certain to have an evil fate or unlucky end
  3. Unlucky; doomed.

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• ill-starred

  1. Doomed to a bad fate; hapless
  2. Unlucky or doomed to disaster
  3. Ill-fated; unlucky.

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  1. Doomed to a bad fate; hapless
  2. Unlucky or doomed to disaster
  3. Ill-fated; unlucky.

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• luckless

  1. Unsuccessful, in a failing manner.
  2. Having or marked by a lack of good fortune; unlucky.
  3. Without luck.

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  1. Unsuccessful, in a failing manner.
  2. Having or marked by a lack of good fortune; unlucky.
  3. Without luck.

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• star-crossed

  1. Alternative spelling of star-crossed.
  2. Ill-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars".
  3. Opposed by fate; ill-fated:

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  1. Alternative spelling of star-crossed.
  2. Ill-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars".
  3. Opposed by fate; ill-fated:

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• unfortunate

  1. Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune
  2. Not suitable or successful
  3. Characterized by, bringing, or causing misfortune:

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  1. Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune
  2. Not suitable or successful
  3. Characterized by, bringing, or causing misfortune:

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• unhappy

  1. Not attended by or bringing good fortune; unlucky:
  2. Not happy or joyful; sad or sorrowful:
  3. Unlucky; unfortunate

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  1. Not attended by or bringing good fortune; unlucky:
  2. Not happy or joyful; sad or sorrowful:
  3. Unlucky; unfortunate

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• unlucky

  1. Unfortunate, marked by misfortune
  2. Not lucky; having, attended with, bringing, or involving bad luck; unfortunate, ill-fated, or ill-omened
  3. Resulting or likely to result in misfortune; inauspicious:

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  1. Unfortunate, marked by misfortune
  2. Not lucky; having, attended with, bringing, or involving bad luck; unfortunate, ill-fated, or ill-omened
  3. Resulting or likely to result in misfortune; inauspicious:

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Not submitting to discipline or control

• disorderly

  1. Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
  2. (Law) Offensive to good morals and public decency.
  3. Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.

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  1. Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
  2. (Law) Offensive to good morals and public decency.
  3. Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.

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• fractious

  1. Peevish; irritable; cross
  2. Given to troublemaking
  3. Having a peevish nature; cranky.

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  1. Peevish; irritable; cross
  2. Given to troublemaking
  3. Having a peevish nature; cranky.

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• indocile

  1. Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
  2. Not docile; difficult to manage or discipline

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  1. Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
  2. Not docile; difficult to manage or discipline

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• intractable

  1. Hard to work, manipulate, cure, treat, etc.
  2. Difficult to manage, deal with, or change to an acceptable condition:
  3. Not tractable or to be drawn or guided by persuasion; not easily governed, managed, or directed; uncontrollable; incurable; violent; stubborn; obstinate.

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  1. Hard to work, manipulate, cure, treat, etc.
  2. Difficult to manage, deal with, or change to an acceptable condition:
  3. Not tractable or to be drawn or guided by persuasion; not easily governed, managed, or directed; uncontrollable; incurable; violent; stubborn; obstinate.

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• lawless

  1. Not governed by law:
  2. Without law; not regulated by the authority of law
  3. Contrary to the law; unlawful:

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  1. Not governed by law:
  2. Without law; not regulated by the authority of law
  3. Contrary to the law; unlawful:

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• obstinate

  1. Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
  2. Not easily subdued, ended, etc.
  3. Difficult to manage, control, or treat:

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  1. Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
  2. Not easily subdued, ended, etc.
  3. Difficult to manage, control, or treat:

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• obstreperous

  1. Noisily unruly or defiant:
  2. Noisy, boisterous, or unruly, esp. in resisting or opposing

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  1. Noisily unruly or defiant:
  2. Noisy, boisterous, or unruly, esp. in resisting or opposing

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• recalcitrant

  1. Difficult to manage or deal with:
  2. Refusing to obey authority, custom, regulation, etc.; stubbornly defiant
  3. Resistant to chemical decomposition; decomposing extremely slowly.

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  1. Difficult to manage or deal with:
  2. Refusing to obey authority, custom, regulation, etc.; stubbornly defiant
  3. Resistant to chemical decomposition; decomposing extremely slowly.

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• refractory

  1. Showing or characterized by obstinate resistance to authority or control:
  2. Resistant to treatment:
  3. Difficult to melt or work; resistant to heat:

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  1. Showing or characterized by obstinate resistance to authority or control:
  2. Resistant to treatment:
  3. Difficult to melt or work; resistant to heat:

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• uncontrollable

  1. Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
  2. Impossible to control or govern:

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  1. Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
  2. Impossible to control or govern:

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• undisciplined

  1. Not subjected to discipline, control or correction; uncorrected
  2. Lacking in self-control; ungovernable

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  1. Not subjected to discipline, control or correction; uncorrected
  2. Lacking in self-control; ungovernable

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• ungovernable

  1. Not governable
  2. Incapable of being governed, restrained, or controlled.
  3. That cannot be governed or controlled; unruly, wild, etc.

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  1. Not governable
  2. Incapable of being governed, restrained, or controlled.
  3. That cannot be governed or controlled; unruly, wild, etc.

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• unmanageable

  1. Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
  2. Difficult or impossible to manage or control:

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  1. Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
  2. Difficult or impossible to manage or control:

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• unruly

  1. Difficult to keep in place or in order:
  2. Difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule:
  3. Wild; uncontrolled

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  1. Difficult to keep in place or in order:
  2. Difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule:
  3. Wild; uncontrolled

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• wild

  1. Risky; imprudent:
  2. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
  3. Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious:

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  1. Risky; imprudent:
  2. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
  3. Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious:

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Not in keeping with conventional mores

• immodest

  1. Not modest
  2. Not conforming to traditional sexual mores; indecent:
  3. Not decorous; indecent

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  1. Not modest
  2. Not conforming to traditional sexual mores; indecent:
  3. Not decorous; indecent

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• improper

  1. Not suitable for or consistent with the purpose or circumstances; poorly adapted; unfit
  2. Not in accordance with the truth, fact, or rule; wrong; incorrect
  3. Not in keeping with conventional mores; indecorous:

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  1. Not suitable for or consistent with the purpose or circumstances; poorly adapted; unfit
  2. Not in accordance with the truth, fact, or rule; wrong; incorrect
  3. Not in keeping with conventional mores; indecorous:

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• indecent

  1. Offensive to good taste
  2. Not appropriate or becoming; unseemly:
  3. Not proper and fitting; unseemly; improper

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  1. Offensive to good taste
  2. Not appropriate or becoming; unseemly:
  3. Not proper and fitting; unseemly; improper

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• indecorous

  1. Lacking propriety or decorum.
  2. Not decorous; lacking decorum, propriety, good taste, etc.; unseemly

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  1. Lacking propriety or decorum.
  2. Not decorous; lacking decorum, propriety, good taste, etc.; unseemly

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• indelicate

  1. Not delicate; coarse; crude; rough; esp., lacking, or offensive to, propriety or modesty; gross
  2. Lacking in consideration for the feelings of others; tactless.
  3. Improper or immodest.

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  1. Not delicate; coarse; crude; rough; esp., lacking, or offensive to, propriety or modesty; gross
  2. Lacking in consideration for the feelings of others; tactless.
  3. Improper or immodest.

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• naughty

  1. Showing lack of decorum; improper, indelicate, or obscene
  2. Behaving disobediently or mischievously:
  3. Indecent; improper:

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  1. Showing lack of decorum; improper, indelicate, or obscene
  2. Behaving disobediently or mischievously:
  3. Indecent; improper:

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• unbecoming

  1. Not appropriate, attractive, or flattering:
  2. Not appropriate or suited to one's appearance, status, character, etc.; unattractive, indecorous, etc.
  3. Not flattering, attractive or appropriate.

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  1. Not appropriate, attractive, or flattering:
  2. Not appropriate or suited to one's appearance, status, character, etc.; unattractive, indecorous, etc.
  3. Not flattering, attractive or appropriate.

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• unbefitting

  1. Not befitting; not appropriate to.

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  1. Not befitting; not appropriate to.

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• unseemly

  1. Unattractive; unsightly:
  2. Not suited to the circumstances; inappropriate:
  3. Not seemly; not decent or proper; unbecoming; indecorous

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  1. Unattractive; unsightly:
  2. Not suited to the circumstances; inappropriate:
  3. Not seemly; not decent or proper; unbecoming; indecorous

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Inappropriate

• improper

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• unseemly

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• unfitting

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• unwarranted

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• uncalled-for

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• impolite

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• unladylike

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• ungentlemanly

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Not favorable

• not fortunate

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• adverse

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• inauspicious

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• contrary

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• inimical

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• unseasonable

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• untimely

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*Stubborn

• unruly

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• refractory

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• contrary

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• self-willed

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