disfavor

American  

[dis-fey-ver] / dɪsˈfeɪ vər /

especially British, 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.

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verb (used with object)

1. to regard or treat with disfavor.

Other Word Forms

• disfavorer noun

Etymology

Origin of disfavor

First recorded in 1525–35; dis- ¹ + favor

Example Sentences

“The administration must not target protesters who are engaged in peaceful activities just because their speech is disfavored,” said Elora Mukherjee, a professor at Columbia University Law School.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The First Amendment forbids the government and its officials from punishing disfavored expression or retaliating against protected speech,” the suit states.

From Salon

Once a person’s life can be destroyed for expressing disfavored ideas, no one’s freedom is secure.

From The Wall Street Journal

Once a former U.S. ally, Noriega fell into disfavor after engaging in electoral fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal

That shaving scene referenced earlier dramatizes why this and other supposedly neutral policies painfully disfavor some people without diving into a medical manual.

From Salon

Related Words

• disapprobation
• disapproval
• dislike
• displeasure
• dissatisfaction