disfavour








noun

  1. unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king’s disfavor.
  2. the state of being regarded unfavorably; disrepute: The fashions of one year are in disfavor the next.
  3. a disadvantageous or detrimental act; disservice: The pianist did himself a disfavor in trying to sing.

verb (used with object)

  1. to regard or treat with disfavor.

noun

  1. disapproval or dislike
  2. the state of being disapproved of or disliked
  3. an unkind act
  4. a damaging or disadvantageous effect; detriment

verb

  1. (tr) to regard or treat with disapproval or dislike

chiefly British English spelling of disfavor (q.v.); for ending, see -or. Related: Disfavoured; disfavouring.

n.

1530s; see dis- “the opposite of” + favor (n.). As a verb, from 1560s. Related: Disfavored; disfavoring.

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