disprefer

D2I1S1P3R1E1F4E1R1

verb

To favor or prefer (something) less than the alternatives.

Opposite
Scrabble 15

Meanings

verbdisprefer (third-person singular simple present disprefers, present participle dispreferring, simple past and past participle dispreferred)

present singular third person disprefers · participle present dispreferring · participle past dispreferred · past dispreferred

  1. transitivehuman sciencesTo favor or prefer (something) less than the alternatives.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishprefer
  7. Englishdisprefer

From dis- + prefer.

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Translations

Polish woleć mniej
  • woleć mniejTranslations
Turkish tercih etmemek
  • tercih etmemekTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with disprefer

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Cite this entry
APA

disprefer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disprefer

MLA

“disprefer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disprefer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disprefer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disprefer.

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