'disfavour' definitions:
Definition of 'disfavour'
(from WordNet)
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]
Definition of 'disfavour'
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]