dis·fa·vor
(ˌ)dis-ˈfā-vər 
1
: disapproval, dislike
practices looked upon with disfavor
2
: the state or fact of being no longer favored
fell into disfavor
3
disfavored; disfavoring; disfavors
: to withhold or withdraw favor from
Synonyms
Examples of disfavor in a Sentence
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
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Kishore Mahbubani, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
These are widely used but not mandatory, and make clear which answers by an applicant are likely to find disfavor with faculty diversity committees.
—Michael Powell, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 May 2024
Her work, old and new, was disfavored for decades, regarded, if it was regarded at all, as kitsch.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
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Noun
The United States has done itself a big disfavor by framing the world in binary terms, as divided between good and evil, democracy and autocracy.
—Kishore Mahbubani, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
These are widely used but not mandatory, and make clear which answers by an applicant are likely to find disfavor with faculty diversity committees.
—Michael Powell, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
Verb
The drop of wind and solar prices are also influencing decisions on what types of fossil fuel plants are getting built, disfavoring coal and increasing investments in natural gas plants that can respond quickly to changes in renewable output.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 May 2024
Her work, old and new, was disfavored for decades, regarded, if it was regarded at all, as kitsch.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Disfavor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disfavor. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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disfavor
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dis·fa·vor
(ˈ)dis-ˈfā-vər
1
: dislike entry 1, disapproval
practices looked upon with disfavor
2
: the state or fact of being disliked or disapproved
fell into disfavor
disfavor
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