Etymology

disprefer

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Today it means: To favor or prefer (something) less than the alternatives. Full definition →

English prefer ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis-
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  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishprefer
  7. English todaydisprefer

From dis- + prefer.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.