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Definition of Disfavor
1. Noun. The state of being out of favor. "He is in disfavor with the king"
Generic synonyms: Rejection
Specialized synonyms: Wilderness
Derivative terms: Disfavour
2. Verb. Put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm. "This rule clearly disadvantages me"
Specialized synonyms: Hamper, Handicap, Hinder, Prejudice
Generic synonyms: Discriminate, Separate, Single Out
Antonyms: Advantage
Derivative terms: Disadvantage, Disfavour
3. Noun. An inclination to withhold approval from some person or group.
Generic synonyms: Disposition, Inclination, Tendency
Specialized synonyms: Doghouse, Reprobation
Definition of Disfavor
1. n. Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard.
2. v. t. To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance.
Definition of Disfavor
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of disfavour) ¹
2. Verb. (alternative spelling of disfavour) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disfavor
1. to regard with disapproval [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disfavor
Literary usage of Disfavor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. John Sherman's Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet by John Sherman (1895)
"RESUMPTION ACT RECEIVED WITH disfavor. It Is Not Well Received by Those Who Wished
... THE resumption act was generally received with disfavor by those who ..."
2. Law of Wills, Executors and Administrators by James Schouler (1915)
"Modern Legislation treats the Wills of Infants with disfavor. Modern legislation
treats the wills of all infants, male or female, with obvious disfavor. ..."
3. A Treatise on the Law of Marriage, Divorce, Separation, and Domestic Relations by James Schouler, Arthur Walker Blakemore (1921)
"Actions Growing in disfavor. Actions for breach of promise of marriage are ...
in disfavor with the courts, as they are recognized as a frequent exercise of ..."
4. Statutes and Statutory Construction: Including a Discussion of Legislative by Jabez Gridley Sutherland (1904)
"Retroactive statutes regarded with disfavor.— Retrospective statutes relate to
past acts and transactions. Retroactive statutes are those which operate on ..."
5. The World's Famous Orations by Francis Whiting Halsey (1906)
"... WHEN IN disfavor* (ii; AD) Born about 4 BC, died in 65 AD; Senator under
Caligula; banished by Claudius, and then recalled to undertake the education of ..."
6. The Modern Régime by Hippolyte Taine (1894)
"disfavor and restrictions on the moral sciences.—Suppression of the class of
moral and political sciences.—They belong to the State, included in the ..."
7. History of Friedrich the Second Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1858)
"... remains still to be set forth, which will be a long business, first and last.
CHAPTER XII. CROWN-PRINCE FALLS INTO disfavor WITH PAPA ..."
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