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Grammar : Noun
Spell : dis-fey-ver
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈfeɪ vər



Definition of disfavor

Origin :
  • 1530s; see dis- "the opposite of" + favor (n.). As a verb, from 1560s. Related: Disfavored; disfavoring.
  • noun dislike; disgrace
Example sentences :
  • The big stone was on her foot and she regarded it with disfavor.
  • Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • This means that real merit is not rewarded, and that the Duke looks on me with disfavor.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • He regarded his guest doubtfully, with a shadow of disfavor.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
  • Both in town and country, the riffraff of the houseboat element are in disfavor.
  • Extract from : « Afloat on the Ohio » by Reuben Gold Thwaites
  • She did not feel that the baby was a mark of Heaven's disfavor, but rather of its favor.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • Now, report had said a great deal in disfavor of Irene Ashleigh.
  • Extract from : « A Modern Tomboy » by L. T. Meade
  • The nuns looked upon them with disfavor, and the pope withdrew his protection.
  • Extract from : « Deaconesses in Europe » by Jane M. Bancroft
  • She and his agents reported every mark of favor or disfavor which she received.
  • Extract from : « Lucretia Borgia » by Ferdinand Gregorovius
  • Twins, when they occur, are looked upon with disfavor by most people.
  • Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys
  • The Knights of Labor received the heaviest weight of disfavor.
  • Extract from : « The New Nation » by Frederic L. Paxson

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