disfavored
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6.7
- adjective
- /dɪsˈfeɪvərd/
- US
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desfavorecido
- In recent decades, especially during times of peace, the Court has afforded equal protection or substantive due process rights to a wide variety of disfavored minorities, including women, blacks, the mentally retarded, members of non-traditional families, and even prisoners.
- disfavored minority
- disfavored groups
- politically disfavored
And that really turned that really became a disfavored way to think about bad ideas.
- And that really turned that really became a disfavored way to think about bad ideas.
Examples
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That the character of our nation isn't reflected in how we treat the rich and the privileged, but how we treat the poor, the disfavored and condemned.
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Super PACs, therefore, appear to be targeting their spending more narrowly on particular favored or disfavored candidates than their predecessors.
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Fraud is a disfavored cause of action.
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People in the U.S. may not be aware of these incidents where hate or disfavored speech was taken down.
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Political corruption at the wholesale level leads government officials to discriminate against disfavored parties.
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Most American metropolitan areas are structured to quarantine the poor in certain disfavored areas of the region.
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The true measure of our character, he writes, is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated and the condemned.
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Bekah feels neglected because she is seen as the disfavored child in her family.
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In many societies, the disfavored communities struggle to access the same resources as others.
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Policies that unfairly impact certain groups often leave them feeling disfavored and marginalized.
Synonyms
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2.1
Most people do not like someone or something
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People who do not have enough money, support, or chances to do well
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People who have less money, chances, or help than others
Not given help or special treatment compared to others
Not liked by people and chosen less often than others
Not popular with many people
Antonyms
How Favored
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word disfavored comes from the prefix dis- meaning 'not' and favor meaning 'support' or 'goodwill'. So, someone disfavored does not get the usual 'favor' or support and is less liked or given fewer chances.