Thesaurus: disfavor

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1. n. Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard.
2. n. 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. n. An unkindness; a disobliging act.
4. v. t. To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance.
5. v. t. To injure the form or looks of.
6. n. the state of being out of favor
7. n. an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
8. v. put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
9. 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. 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.
10. v:35/n:65 n. the state of being out of favor n. an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group