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English Dictionary: disfavour by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disfavour
n
  1. the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king"
    Synonym(s): disfavor, disfavour
  2. an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
    Synonym(s): disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval
v
  1. 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 \Dis*fa"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.
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