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disfavour

DEFINITIONS OF: disfavour

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n the state of being out of favor

Synonyms:
disfavor
Types:
wilderness
(politics) a state of disfavor
Type of:
rejection
the state of being rejected

n an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

Synonyms:
disapproval, disfavor, dislike
Types:
doghouse
an idiomatic term for being in disfavor
reprobation
severe disapproval
Type of:
disposition, inclination, tendency
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

v put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm

Synonyms:
disadvantage, disfavor
Antonyms:
advantage
give an advantage to
Types:
hamper, handicap, hinder
put at a disadvantage
prejudice
disadvantage by prejudice
Type of:
discriminate, separate, single out
treat differently on the basis of sex or race
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