What does "disfavor" mean?
Disfavor: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.An unkindness; a disobliging act. He might dispense favors and disfavors. Clarendon.
- 3.To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance. Countenanced or disfavored according as they obey. Swift.
- 4.To injure the form or looks of. [R.] B. Jonson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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