disfavour

US disfavor

/ (dɪsˈfeɪvə) /

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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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What does "dignity" mean?

showing self-respect

treating others with kindness

acting selfishly

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Words nearby disfavour

disestablishmentarian, disesteem, diseur, diseuse, disfavor, disfavour, disfeature, disfellowship, disfigure, disfigurement, disfluency

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How to use disfavour in a sentence

Punch gathered himself together and eyed the house with disfavour.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
The Evangelical movement had done good even in quarters where it had been looked upon with disfavour.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
Whatever the motive, however, rate-aided emigration remained in disfavour.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
The disfavour with which, as we have noted, the Central Authority regarded apprenticeship, seems to have continued.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb

His reading of those prayers was interrupted by forced coughs and sneezings and other manifestations of disfavour.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie|George Brenton Laurie