disfavor

[dis·fa·vor]

When you disapprove of someone, you disfavor them. The wicked stepmother in "Cinderella" favored her own daughters but disfavored poor Cinderella. Thank goodness for that glass slipper.

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Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard.

Noun
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

Noun
the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king"

Verb
put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"


n.
Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard.

n.
The state of not being in favor; a being under the displeasure of some one; state of unacceptableness; as, to be in disfavor at court.

n.
An unkindness; a disobliging act.

v. t.
To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance.

v. t.
To injure the form or looks of.


Disfavor

Dis*fa"vor , n. [Pref. dis- + favor: cf. OF. disfaveur, F. d'82faveur.] >[Written also disfavour.] 1. Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard.
The people that deserved my disfavor.
Sentiment of disfavor against its ally.
2. The state of not being in favor; a being under the displeasure of some one; state of unacceptableness; as, to be in disfavor at court. 3. An unkindness; a disobliging act.
He might dispense favors and disfavors.

Disfavor

Dis*fa"vor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disfavored ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disfavoring.] 1. To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance.
Countenanced or disfavored according as they obey.
2. To injure the form or looks of. [R.] B. Jonson.

Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard.

To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance.

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Usage Examples

The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.

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