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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Disfavor

/dĭs-fāv'-ẽr/ · Dis·fa·vor · IPA /dɪsfˈeɪvər/
01 n. Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard.
  1. 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. 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. 3.
    An unkindness; a disobliging act.
    “He might dispense favors and disfavors.” — Clarendon.
02 v. t. To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance.
imp. & p. p. Disfavored; p. pr. & vb. n. Disfavoring
  1. 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. 2.
    To injure the form or looks of.[R.]