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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Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
There are observational reasons and theoretical reasons both to disfavor that interpretation, and this isn’t seriously entertained any longer as a plausible interpretation of the expanding Universe or the Big Bang.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 26 Sep. 2025
Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Given Franklin’s disfavor in London, William could expect no promotion.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
There are observational reasons and theoretical reasons both to disfavor that interpretation, and this isn’t seriously entertained any longer as a plausible interpretation of the expanding Universe or the Big Bang.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
And the measurements of the scalar spectral index, plus the limits on primordial gravitational waves, favor certain models of inflation (like slow-roll, single-field models) while disfavoring others (like hybrid inflation and large-field models).
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Disfavor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disfavor. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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