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Webster 1913 Edition

Disfavor

Dis-fa′vor

,
Noun.
[Pref.
dis-
+
favor
: cf. OF.
disfaveur
, F.
défaveur
.]
[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.

Dis-fa′vor

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Disfavored
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Disfavoring
.]
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 1828 Edition

Disfavor

DISFAVOR

,
Noun.
[dis and favor.]
1.
Dislike; slight displeasure; discountenance; unfavorable regard; disesteem; as, the conduct of the minister incurred the disfavor of his sovereign.
2.
A state of unacceptableness; a state in which one is not esteemed or favored, or not patronized, promoted or befriended; as, to be in disfavor at court.
3.
An ill or disobliging act; as, no generous man will do a disfavor to the meanest of his species.

DISFAVOR

,
Verb.
T.
To discountenance; to withdraw or withhold from one, kindness, friendship or support; to check or oppose by disapprobation; as, let the man be countenanced or disfavored, according to his merits.

Definition 2024

disfavor

disfavor

English

Noun

disfavor ‎(plural disfavors)

  1. US spelling of disfavour

Verb

disfavor ‎(third-person singular simple present disfavors, present participle disfavoring, simple past and past participle disfavored)

  1. US spelling of disfavour

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