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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISFAVOR, n. [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, v.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.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king" [syn: disfavor, disfavour]
2: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group [syn: disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval] v
1: put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" [syn: disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour] [ant: advantage]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: probably from Middle French desfaveur, from des- dis- + faveur favor, from Old French favor Date: circa 1533 1. disapproval, dislike <practices looked upon with disfavor> 2. the state or fact of being no longer favored <fell into disfavor> 3. disadvantage II. transitive verb Date: 1570 to withhold or withdraw favor from

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Disfavor Dis*fa"vor, n. [Pref. dis- + favor: cf. OF. disfaveur, F. d['e]faveur.] [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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Disfavor Dis*fa"vor, v. 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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Disregard, disesteem, dislike, disrespect, little or slight esteem, low regard, slight displeasure, unfavorable regard, disapproval. 2. Unacceptableness, (state of) disapproval or low regard, disgrace, uninfluential position. 3. Unkindness, disobliging act, ill turn, disservice, act of ill-will.

Moby Thesaurus

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