disfavor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of being out of favor
    disfavour.
    • he is in disfavor with the king
  2. noun an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
    dislike; disapproval; disfavour.
  3. verb put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
    disfavour; disadvantage.
    • This rule clearly disadvantages me

WordNet

Dis*fa"vor noun
Etymology
Pref. dis- + favor: cf. OF. disfaveur, F. défaveur.
Definitions
  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.
Dis*fa"vor transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Disfavored ; present participle & verbal noun Disfavoring
Definitions
  1. To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance.
    Countenanced or disfavored according as they obey. Swift.
  2. To injure the form or looks of. R. B. Jonson.

Webster 1913