disfavor

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A form of disfavour — Lack of favour; displeasure.

Similar
disfavourdislikedisapprovaldisadvantage
Opposite
favor
OriginEnglish favor ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

noundisfavor (countable and uncountable, plural disfavors)

plural disfavors

  1. USalternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of disfavour.
verbdisfavor (third-person singular simple present disfavors, present participle disfavoring, simple past and past participle disfavored)

present singular third person disfavors · participle present disfavoring · participle past disfavored · past disfavored

  1. USalternativeAlternative form of disfavour.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe state of being out of favor

Similar
disfavour
Broader
rejection

nounan inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

Similar
disfavourdislikedisapproval
Broader
inclinationdispositiontendency

verbput at a disadvantage; hinder, harm

Similar
disadvantagedisfavour
Broader
discriminateseparatesingle out
Also see
disadvantagedisapprovaldiscriminatedisfavourdislike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishfavor
  7. Englishdisfavor

From dis- + favor.

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Translations

French défaveur
  • défaveurTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Avisford
Cite this entry
APA

disfavor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disfavor

MLA

“disfavor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disfavor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disfavor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disfavor.

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