untoward
/ʌnˈtɔrd/
adjective
- Unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient; causing trouble or difficulty.
- We should report any untoward incidents to the manager.
- Nothing untoward happened during the trip.
- The police were called to investigate any untoward behavior.
- Unfavorable or adverse.
- The project faced untoward delays due to the weather.
- Untoward economic conditions forced the company to downsize.
- The patient had an untoward reaction to the medication.
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