Disfavour

Definitions

1. Lack of favour; displeasure.
   UK, countable, uncountable
2. An unkindness; a disobliging act.
   UK, countable, uncountable
3. A state of being out of favour.
   UK, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“His lateness for the appointment incurred her disfavour.”

“These same misdeeds have⟳ raised a strong sentiment of disfavour against its ally.”

“The ground-breaking work⟳ that lesbians and gay men have⟳ done in breaking down traditional roles for men and women in couples is given little attention [in this book] and creative sexual arrangements are looked at with subtle disfavor.”

“He might dispense favours and disfavours according to his own⟳ election.”

“The term “insane asylum” fell into disfavour long ago, but asylum is what some mentally ill people need⟳.”

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