disfavor
4
6.2
- 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.
- Like, Oh my goodness, if I get in Mike Rinder's disfavor, that's former Scientologist, I'll be cancelled.
- You are participating in that in a certain way or disrepute or disfavor.
Examples
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I dare not remind him that I was ever in his disfavor.
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After his controversial comments, he found himself in a state of disfavor with the committee.
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We were all in disfavor one way or another.
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Do I detect something in your voice that says I am in disfavor with you?
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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.
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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
49
1.0
A feeling of not liking someone or something
45
3.0
A feeling that shows you do not agree with someone or what they do
28
4.1
A mild feeling of not liking something
7
4.9
Not liked by many people
6
7.6
A bad reputation that makes people think less of a person or group
1
9.9
Strong judgment that someone's actions are wrong
1
9.5
A strong moral disapproval from other people
1
9.9
A feeling of dislike for something like a food or task
A quality of being not respected or trusted by people
The state of being seen as not respectable or having a bad reputation
Antonyms
How Favored
- US
948
1.0
220
1.0
71
4.6
4
6.2
7
4.9
147
4.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.