disfavour

/ dɪsˈfeɪvə /

noun

1. disapproval or dislike

2. the state of being disapproved of or disliked

3. an unkind act

4. a damaging or disadvantageous effect; detriment

verb

1. (tr) to regard or treat with disapproval or dislike

Example Sentences

State department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce, without naming the UK specifically, said online restrictions had targeted "disfavoured voices on political or religious grounds."

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A growing number of members of the American Association of University Professors fear the consequences of expressing political views or conducting disfavoured research.

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“Gold has fallen into disfavour as a hedge against economic uncertainty for many institutional investors,” said Ross Norman, chief executive of Metals Daily.

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"Legal experts have warned that they risk weakening human rights protections, especially for the most vulnerable and disfavoured communities, including Palestinian citizens," it added.

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Cancel culture is the idea that activists, mostly on the left, are seeking to suppress disfavoured free expression by permanently shaming and ostracising individuals, often through social media, deemed to have transgressed.

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