ebasõbralik

ebasõbralik is an Estonian adjective meaning not friendly or unfriendly. It can describe a person, behavior, an environment, or a system that creates a negative, unwelcoming, or difficult-to-approach impression. The term is used in everyday language as well as in professional, media, or policy contexts to characterize attitudes, actions, or features that fail to invite cooperation or warmth.

Formation and inflection: eba- is a negation prefix attached to sõbralik (friendly). The word follows normal Estonian adjective declension: ebasõbralik in the singular nominative, with ebasõbraliku in the genitive, ebasõbralikku in the partitive, and ebasõbralikud in the plural, among other forms. It is typically placed before the noun it modifies, e.g., ebasõbralik kasutajaliides.

Typical usage: The term occurs most often with nouns such as suhtumine (unfriendly attitude), kasutajaliides (user interface) or kohtlemine (treatment) to express that the experience is unwelcome. Common collocations include ebasõbralik suhtumine, ebasõbralik kasutajaliides, and ebasõbralik kohtlemine. The word is often contrasted with sõbralik (friendly) or with compounds like kasutajasõbralik (user-friendly).

Etymology and register: The word is standard Estonian, formed with the negation prefix eba- attached to sõbralik. It appears across registers from everyday speech to formal writing.