Disfavor
[dis'feivə]
Definition
(noun.) an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group.
(noun.) the state of being out of favor; 'he is in disfavor with the king'.
Checker: Lorenzo--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard.
(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.
(n.) An unkindness; a disobliging act.
(v. t.) To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance.
(v. t.) To injure the form or looks of.
Typist: Rex
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Disregard, disesteem, dislike, disrespect.
Inputed by Jesse
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See FAVOR]
Checker: Sondra
Examples
- Shaming, ridicule, disfavor, rebuke, and punishment are used. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- To the credit of the machine, it should be said, that it was from no fault in the machine that this retrograde step was taken, but rather the disfavor of the labor organizations. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Yes, a nice child truly, sneered Crispin, with strong disfavor. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Typist: Marietta