noun
- unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king’s disfavor.
- the state of being regarded unfavorably; disrepute: The fashions of one year are in disfavor the next.
- a disadvantageous or detrimental act; disservice: The pianist did himself a disfavor in trying to sing.
verb (used with object)
- to regard or treat with disfavor.
noun
- disapproval or dislike
- the state of being disapproved of or disliked
- an unkind act
- a damaging or disadvantageous effect; detriment
verb
- (tr) to regard or treat with disapproval or dislike
chiefly British English spelling of disfavor (q.v.); for ending, see -or. Related: Disfavoured; disfavouring.
1530s; see dis- “the opposite of” + favor (n.). As a verb, from 1560s. Related: Disfavored; disfavoring.