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disfavor

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 disfavor (US) noun
or British disfavour /dɪsˈfeɪvɚ/
1 disfavor (US)
noun
or British disfavour /dɪsˈfeɪvɚ/
Learner's definition of DISFAVOR
[noncount] formal
: a feeling of disapproval or dislike不赞成;不喜欢;冷淡
: the condition of being disapproved of or disliked受冷遇
2 disfavor (US) verb
or British disfavour /dɪsˈfeɪvɚ/
disfavors; disfavored; disfavoring
2 disfavor (US)
verb
or British disfavour /dɪsˈfeɪvɚ/
disfavors; disfavored; disfavoring
Learner's definition of DISFAVOR
[+ object] formal
: to disapprove of or dislike (someone or something)不赞成;不喜欢
: to make it more difficult for (a person, organization, etc.) to succeed or achieve something than it is for another person, organization, etc.对…不利
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disfavor

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noun

dis·​fa·​vor (ˌ)dis-ˈfā-vər How to pronounce disfavor (audio)
1
: disapproval, dislike
practices looked upon with disfavor
2
: the state or fact of being no longer favored
fell into disfavor
3

disfavor

2 of 2

verb

disfavored; disfavoring; disfavors

transitive verb

: to withhold or withdraw favor from

Example Sentences

Noun He regarded their proposal with disfavor. They looked with disfavor upon her. Verb The current laws favor large businesses and disfavor smaller businesses. a style of stage acting that is disfavored by most theatergoers today
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Various iterations of that same refrain, a Grecian chorus of disfavor, reverberated throughout my grandparents’ house and in my own childhood home as well. Malina Saval, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 Their work influenced judges who have looked on the theory with disfavor. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 Now West Virginia is leading a movement by fossil-fuel states to return the disfavor. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 July 2022 Hurwitz does a good job covering the bases of how the Automats flourished, and why, with the post-World War II and Eisenhower era emphasis on interstate highways and fleeing to the suburbs, the Automat slid gradually, then quickly, into disfavor. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2022 That’s one of the great myths of digital transformation that is doing a disfavor to many executives and managers, leading them astray, pouring money and time into digitization projects that fail to move things forward as hoped. Joe Mckendrick, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022 Deductible losses thus can help to cushion modest market blows, while the taxable gains that might result from knee-jerk selling can work to your disfavor. Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 30 Jan. 2022 An outraged Jean repeatedly raises a stink to their lord about the fact that his former friend is getting all the things that were once rightfully his, which of course puts him in further disfavor with the sniveling Pierre. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2021 Social media companies are dragging down the public’s esteem of tech in general, with the spread of misinformation and the erosion of privacy among the top reasons for the disfavor. Kevin T. Dugan, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2021
Verb
The political head winds that normally disfavor the president’s party in midterms were heightened by record inflation. Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 China’s year-to-date imports are already running almost a quarter below the pace set in 2021 due to record domestic production, and price controls that disfavor its main suppliers in Indonesia, Russia and Mongolia. Bloomberg.com, 21 Apr. 2022 The most recent are the Fair District Amendments passed by voters in 2010, which prohibit drawing lines to favor or disfavor political parties, incumbents or ethnic groups. Steven Lemongello, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Oct. 2021 The basic premise is that those who provide important services to the public at large cannot harm the public or unreasonably disfavor certain customers. Charles M. Miller, National Review, 8 Oct. 2021 The biggest question is how the Legislature will view the Fair Districts amendments passed by voters in 2010, which ban the redrawing of maps to favor or disfavor a political party, incumbent or racial or ethnic group. Gray Rohrer, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Sep. 2021 The new rules also limit how districts can be split and say lines can’t favor or disfavor either political party. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2021 Can F**k Himself, which is that imbalanced cis-het relationship dynamics, almost all of which disfavor women, plague American TV? Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 July 2021 The task force also would investigate whether social media company algorithms favor or disfavor certain candidates. Jonathan J. Cooper And Bob Christie, Star Tribune, 23 June 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably from Middle French desfaveur, from des- dis- + faveur favor, from Old French favor

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1570, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of disfavor was circa 1533
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