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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 transitive 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.