disfavor

[ dis-fey-ver ]

/ dɪsˈfeɪ vər /

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.

to regard or treat with disfavor.

Nearby words

Also especially British, dis·fa·vour.

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

Related formsdis·fa·vor·er, noun

There are people with religious beliefs that disfavor all those groups.
Right-Wing Activists: Yep, ‘Religious Freedom’ Protects Discrimination Against Jews|Jay Michaelson|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Israelis also disfavor negotiations at this point, particularly if they include Iran.
Why Now Is the Time For Syria Diplomacy|Trita Parsi|May 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But at this early juncture, with the Republican Party in disarray and disfavor, Hillary looks like the one to beat.
Hillary Clinton in 2016: Be Afraid, Republicans|Lloyd Green|February 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Charlotte was as loyal as her mother; she did not like it if even her lover intimated anything in disfavor of her father.
Pembroke|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Catholics were eyed with disfavor, and of the thousand servants of the government, only fifty-nine belonged to their creed.
Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871|Various
The people who had regarded Mr. Barholm with a spice of disfavor, still could not look with ill-nature upon this pretty girl.
That Lass O' Lowrie's|Frances Hodgson Burnett
She did not feel that the baby was a mark of Heaven's disfavor, but rather of its favor.
In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes
The Persians, like the Medes, regarded chariots with disfavor, and composed their armies almost entirely of foot and horse.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5. (of 7): Persia|George Rawlinson