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English Dictionary: disfavor	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for disfavor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disfavor n the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king" Synonym(s): disfavor, disfavour an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group Synonym(s): disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval v put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" Synonym(s): disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour Antonym(s): advantage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disfavor \Disfa"vor\, n. [Pref. dis- + favor: cf. OF. disfaveur, F. d[82]faveur.] [Written also {disfavour}.] 1. Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard. The people that deserved my disfavor. --Is. x. 6 (1551). Sentiment of disfavor* against its ally. --Gladstone. 2. The state of not being in favor; a being under the displeasure of some one; state of unacceptableness; as, to be in disfavor at court. 3. An unkindness; a disobliging act. He might dispense favors and disfavors. --Clarendon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disfavor \Dis*fa"vor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfavored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfavoring}.] 1. To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance. Countenanced or disfavored according as they obey. --Swift. 2. To injure the form or looks of. [R.] --B. Jonson.