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disfavor

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dis⋅fa⋅vor

  [dis-fey-ver]
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–noun
1. unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
2. the state of being regarded unfavorably; disrepute: The fashions of one year are in disfavor the next.
3. a disadvantageous or detrimental act; disservice: The pianist did himself a disfavor in trying to sing.
–verb (used with object)
4. to regard or treat with disfavor.
Also, especially British, dis⋅fa⋅vour.

Origin:
1525–35; dis- 1 + favor

Related forms:
dis⋅fa⋅vor⋅er; especially British, dis⋅fa⋅vour⋅er, noun
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dis·fa·vor   (dĭs-fā'vər)   
n.  

  1. Unfavorable opinion or regard; disapproval.

  2. The condition of being regarded with disapproval.

tr.v.   dis·fa·vored, dis·fa·vor·ing, dis·fa·vors
To view or treat with dislike or disapproval.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

disfavor 
c.1533, from dis- "the opposite of" (see dis-) + favor (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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