1
as in dislike
a strong feeling of not liking or approving
made no attempt to hide his disfavor of his wife's relatives
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as in disapproval
refusal to accept as right or desirable
their suggestion was met with disfavor by virtually all of the other club members
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as in disadvantage
the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success
the defendant certainly acted to his own disfavor with his frequent outbursts
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1
as in to dislike
to feel dislike for
a style of stage acting that is disfavored by most theatergoers today
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as in to criticize
to hold an unfavorable opinion of
polls showing that this political candidate is highly disfavored by most voters
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Recent Examples of disfavor
Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 26 Sep. 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
Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Notably, the political factors in that case were the opposite of those at play in the current situation: a Democratic official was threatening to exercise regulatory power to suppress expression widely disfavored by Democrats – gun rights advocacy by the NRA.
—John Toher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
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
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
Verb
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
Notably, the political factors in that case were the opposite of those at play in the current situation: a Democratic official was threatening to exercise regulatory power to suppress expression widely disfavored by Democrats – gun rights advocacy by the NRA.
—John Toher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfavor
Noun
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This explanation is the consensus view, but a broader dislike for Jane Street among some in the crypto and financial world may be fueling claims the firm was complicit in the demise of Terraform Labs.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Others on social media simply registered their dislike for the new dolls without feeling the need to elaborate much.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
25 Feb. 2026
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In some cases, people who take these risks experience potentially negative social consequences such as disapproval, ostracism and career setbacks.—
Catherine A. Sanderson,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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Overall, strong disapproval outweighed strong approval, 31% to 16%.—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Gittens also had a further disadvantage.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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There were other theories as to why that might be, including the possibility that there was some evolutionary disadvantage to the Neanderthal X chromosome in humans.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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Edi Rama, the prime minister of Albania, hates him for trying to send his friend to prison.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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Everyone in the room visibly hates this man.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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To be fair, vocal figures in the president’s MAGA base have expressed their displeasure with his foreign policy in the past only to come back into the fold, where many of his rank-and-file supporters remained.—
Toluse Olorunnipa,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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The president had signaled Friday that an attack could happen soon, expressing displeasure over nuclear talks with Tehran.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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Interviewed before the store closing, chief executive officer Tres Lund said last year that an increase in store security expenses and decrease in customer visits had left operating costs outpacing sales.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
26 Feb. 2026
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Lauderhill needs to reduce payroll and benefits to employees and set a budget that will include funds for road improvements, public safety and other ordinary municipal expenses.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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White people hurl the N-word at them daily, accompanied by varying degrees of hatred, disgust and violence.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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One on antisemitism and hatred and bigotry, and on that, that’s a black and white issue.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Political observers think Talarico could surge to the fore in the primary despite, or perhaps because of, his outsider status.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
11 Sep. 2025
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Using that unscientific tool to gauge his Texas Rangers, the club after the first month of the season remains unchanged despites many changes: Average, and a stunning disappointment.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Disfavor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfavor. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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