DISFAVOUR

disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval

(noun) an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

disfavor, disfavour

(noun) the state of being out of favor; “he is in disfavor with the king”

disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour

(verb) put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; “This rule clearly disadvantages me”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

disfavour (countable and uncountable, plural disfavours) (British spelling)

Lack of favour; displeasure.

An unkindness; a disobliging act.

A state of being out of favour.

Synonyms

• maltreatment

Antonyms

• favour

Verb

disfavour (third-person singular simple present disfavours, present participle disfavouring, simple past and past participle disfavoured)

(British spelling) To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.

Synonyms

• discriminate

• maltreat

Antonyms

• favour

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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