Disfavor - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌdɪsˈfeɪvər|
Brit.
|ˌdɪsˈfeɪvə|
noun
- the state of being out of favor (syn: disfavour)
he is in disfavor with the king
- an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group (syn: disapproval, disfavour, dislike)verb
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He regarded their proposal with disfavor.
They looked with disfavor upon her.
The current laws favor large businesses and disfavor smaller businesses.
...a style of stage acting that is disfavored by most theatergoers today...
He disfavoured controversy.
...courtiers and generals who incurred the emperor's disfavor were soon relegated to the farther reaches of the empire...
'Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as 'Scotch broth' or 'Scotch whiskey' or 'Scotch plaid'
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