disfavour
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Etymology[edit]
From English dis- + favour, from Middle French desfaveur.
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Noun[edit]
disfavour (countable and uncountable, plural disfavours) (British spelling)
- Lack of favour; displeasure.
- His lateness for the appointment incurred her disfavour.
- 1839, William Ewart Gladstone, The State in Its Relations with the Church:
- These same misdeeds have raised a strong sentiment of disfavour against its ally.
- An unkindness; a disobliging act.
- 1702-1704, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, The History of the Rebellion:
- He might dispense favours and disfavours according to his own election.
- A state of being out of favour.
- 2013 September 18, “Editorial: Seriously ill still need asylum”, in Vancouver Sun:
- The term “insane asylum” fell into disfavour long ago, but asylum is what some mentally ill people need.
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the state of being out of favour
Verb[edit]
disfavour (third-person singular simple present disfavours, present participle disfavouring, simple past and past participle disfavoured)
- (British spelling) To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
- Her past performance meant that she was often disfavoured for important tasks.
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to show lack of favour or antipathy towards
References[edit]
- “disfavour”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “disfavour”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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