dis·fa·vor
(ˌ)dis-ˈfā-vər 
1
: disapproval, dislike
practices looked upon with disfavor
2
: the state or fact of being no longer favored
fell into disfavor
3
disfavored; disfavoring; disfavors
: to withhold or withdraw favor from
Examples of disfavor in a Sentence
Noun
He regarded their proposal with disfavor.
They looked with disfavor upon her.
Verb
The current laws favor large businesses and disfavor smaller businesses.
a style of stage acting that is disfavored by most theatergoers today
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Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Mamet’s disfavor arguably has less to do with his hard-right turn into neocon bloviation than the calcification of much of his more recent writing.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Moreover, Google judges may take note of scholarship focusing on why firm breakup remedies have been disfavored in monopolization cases.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Noun
Executive Orders have been directed at foreign tribunals and individual lawyers representing clients whose positions the Executive Branch disfavors.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Mamet’s disfavor arguably has less to do with his hard-right turn into neocon bloviation than the calcification of much of his more recent writing.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
El Niño, the warmer half of the cycle, is often linked to conditions in a section of the equatorial Pacific that disfavor hurricanes, while La Niña, the colder inverse, is considered more conducive to hurricane formation.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Moreover, Google judges may take note of scholarship focusing on why firm breakup remedies have been disfavored in monopolization cases.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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“Disfavor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disfavor. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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disfavor
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dis·fa·vor
(ˈ)dis-ˈfā-vər
1
: dislike entry 1, disapproval
practices looked upon with disfavor
2
: the state or fact of being disliked or disapproved
fell into disfavor
disfavor
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