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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
disfavour
noun
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■ VERB
fall
▪ Coal fell into disfavour on the grounds that steam engines are noisy, polluting and only 5 percent efficient.
▪ The Basset connection brought Richard less profitable consequences in 1233, when Gilbert Basset fell under royal disfavour.
▪ Ageing by sutures has now fallen into disfavour.
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▪ Ageing by sutures has now fallen into disfavour.
▪ Although he had been forewarned, Rostov eyed the vessel with disfavour.
▪ As a result various things, such as missionary work, now fall under a word which directs disfavour at them.
▪ Coal fell into disfavour on the grounds that steam engines are noisy, polluting and only 5 percent efficient.
▪ She sat down at the table and looked with disfavour at the glass in front of her.
▪ The Basset connection brought Richard less profitable consequences in 1233, when Gilbert Basset fell under royal disfavour.
▪ Those erecting barriers on the grounds of economy courted political disfavour.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
disfavour

Disfavor \Dis*fa"vor\, n. [Pref. dis- + favor: cf. OF. disfaveur, F. d['e]faveur.] [Written also disfavour.]

  1. Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard.

    The people that deserved my disfavor.
    --Is. x. 6 (1551).

    Sentiment of disfavor against its ally.
    --Gladstone.

  2. The state of not being in favor; a being under the displeasure of some one; state of unacceptableness; as, to be in disfavor at court.

  3. An unkindness; a disobliging act.

    He might dispense favors and disfavors.
    --Clarendon.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
disfavour

chiefly British English spelling of disfavor (q.v.); for ending, see -or. Related: Disfavoured; disfavouring.

Wiktionary
disfavour

n. 1 The state of being out of favour. 2 An unkindness; a disobliging act. vb. To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.

WordNet
disfavour

  1. n. the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king" [syn: disfavor]

  2. an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group [syn: disfavor, dislike, disapproval]

  3. v. put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" [syn: disadvantage, disfavor] [ant: advantage]

Usage examples of "disfavour".

To be beaten for laziness, orto disobey their lawful masters in any way, was to earn thepermanent disfavour of the gods, for below slave was onlyanimal.

She looked Sir Richard over with disfavour, and said paralysingly: 'I have the greatest dislike of all forms of dandyism, and I have ever deplored the influence exerted by the Bow-Window set upon young men of respectable upbringing.