disfavor

[dis-fey-ver]

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.

Also especially British, dis·fa·vour.

Origin of disfavor

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

Related formsdis·fa·vor·er, noun

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Historical Examples of disfavour

Favour for a person will exalt the one, as disfavour will sink the other.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
Arguments she has used to herself in his favour, and in his disfavour.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
A prejudice in favour is as hard to be totally overcome as a prejudice in disfavour.
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
The voices that once spoke in his praise are loud in his disfavour.
Henry Dunbar
M. E. Braddon
But it is not the cloth trade alone in which it has fallen into disfavour.
Leading Articles on Various Subjects
Hugh Miller

British Dictionary definitions for disfavour

disfavour

US 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

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Word Origin and History for disfavour

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

disfavor

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