Describing something that is not complimentary or does not show someone in a favorable light; unflattering.
From anti- + flattering (complimentary). Compound formed in English to describe unfavorable representations or criticism.
That unflattering school photo is the definition of antiflattering—even though it's probably not really how you look, those photos somehow always manage to show everyone's worst angles!
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