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disfavor

disfavor

4 6.2
Lack of public support or approval
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈfeɪvər/
: desfavor
  • The politician's latest decision led to widespread disfavor among his supporters.
  • fall into disfavor

Like, Oh my goodness, if I get in Mike Rinder's disfavor, that's former Scientologist, I'll be cancelled.

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Examples

  • I dare not remind him that I was ever in his disfavor.

  • After his controversial comments, he found himself in a state of disfavor with the committee.

  • We were all in disfavor one way or another.

  • Do I detect something in your voice that says I am in disfavor with you?

  • When I was twelve years old, there was a magazine that seemed to find particular disfavor with the teachers and administrators of my school.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Comrades, your telegram was received with great disfavor in Moscow.

  • For early modern minds, a pandemic outbreak was usually considered an expression of divine disfavor and punishment.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Not surprisingly, the critics, picking up on the prevailing disfavor, became deliciously cruel.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Who this policy chooses to favor or disfavor is arbitrary in a vile way, as bad as any theocracy.

    Blog text (18)
  • The uncle was now emulated and respected, but was also simultaneously held in disfavor due to his irreligiosity and poor moral caliber.

    Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

dislike
vsdisfavor
  • Texting
50 1.0

A feeling of not liking someone or something

is the resulting state of being out of favor rather than the feeling itself
disapproval
vsdisfavor
45 3.0

A feeling that shows you do not agree with someone or what they do

is the state of being out of favor rather than a personal reaction
distaste
vsdisfavor
23 4.1

A mild feeling of not liking something

refers to the wider situation of being disliked or not approved
unpopularity
vsdisfavor
6 4.9

Not liked by many people

covers that lack of approval but also personal dislike or disapproval
disrepute
vsdisfavor
6 7.6

A bad reputation that makes people think less of a person or group

is a broader state of being disliked or not approved
disapprobation
vsdisfavor
  • Formal
1 9.9

Strong judgment that someone's actions are wrong

is a more general state of being disliked, not only moral blame
reprobation
vsdisfavor
1 9.5

A strong moral disapproval from other people

is broader and can include simple dislike or lack of approval
disreputability
vsdisfavor
1 9.0

The state of being seen as not respectable or having a bad reputation

is about the general condition of being disliked or unapproved
disrelish
vsdisfavor
1 9.9

A feeling of dislike for something like a food or task

is the social condition of not being in favor, not just a feeling
disreputableness
vsdisfavor
1 9.6

A quality of being not respected or trusted by people

focuses more on the overall state of being out of favor

Antonyms

favor
  • US
708 1.0

Good treatment that gives someone an advantage

261 1.0

A sign that someone thinks a person or thing is good

How Favored

favor
  • US
708 1.0
approval
261 1.0
indifference
66 4.6
disfavor
4 6.2
unpopularity
6 4.9
hostility
120 4.7

Surface Forms

disfavor singular
disfavors plural

Morphology

disfavor = favor (transparent) = dis + favor

The meaning is a straightforward opposite or absence of 'favor' in the sense of approval or support.

Etymology

Disfavor comes from the prefix dis- meaning 'not' and the word favor meaning 'support' or 'good opinion', like in favorite. So, being in disfavor means being 'not supported' or disliked by people.