disfavour
Lack of favour; displeasureLack of favour; displeasure.
» The scales tipped in his disfavour.
Терези схилилися у несприятливий для нього бік. — shanghainese
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3 senses(UK, countable, uncountable)Lack of favour; displeasure.
His lateness for the appointment incurred her disfavour.
(UK, countable, uncountable)An unkindness; a disobliging act.
(UK, countable, uncountable)A state of being out of favour.
Ungunst
the state of being out of favor
Examples
2 sentencesThe scales tipped in his disfavour.
Терези схилилися у несприятливий для нього бік. — shanghainese
He is in disfavour with his superiors.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From English dis- + favour, from Middle French desfaveur.From English dis- + favour, from Middle French desfaveur.
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Forms
plural: disfavoursSynonyms
4 synonyms- an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group:disfavordislikedisapproval
- the state of being out of favor:disfavor
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.