'disfavour' definitions:

Definition of 'disfavour'

noun

The state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king" [syn: disfavor, disfavour]

noun

An inclination to withhold approval from some person or group [syn: disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval]

verb

Put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" [syn: disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour] [ant: advantage]

From: GCIDE

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. [1913 Webster]
The people that deserved my disfavor. --Is. x. 6 (1551). [1913 Webster]
Sentiment of disfavor against its ally. --Gladstone. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
3. An unkindness; a disobliging act. [1913 Webster]
He might dispense favors and disfavors. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]