disfavourer

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dis⋅fa⋅vor

[dis-fey-ver]

–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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Word Origin & History

disfavor

c.1533, from dis- "the opposite of" (see dis-) + favor (v.).

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