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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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disfavor

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verb

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Recent Examples of disfavor
Noun
This is our only direct and current vehicle to show our disfavor with what the mayor and his acolytes are pushing since the next regular election is late next year. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 President Trump and his administration ramped up their confrontation with the judiciary to extraordinary heights Monday, demanding that a judge whose ruling had incurred their disfavor should be removed from the case. Niall Stanage, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
Moreover, Google judges may take note of scholarship focusing on why firm breakup remedies have been disfavored in monopolization cases. Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 In this environment, conservative views represent a distinct and sometimes disfavored minority. Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disfavor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfavor
Noun
  • The federal judge that deemed Florida’s law unconstitutional agreed that dislike of transgender people motivated the law.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
  • Beyond Seongnam’s working-class neighborhoods, Lee has provoked in many an equally intense dislike — a fact that cannot be explained by his policies alone.
    Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • June 16-12: Trump’s approval rating remained stagnant at 42% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken June 11-16, compared to the groups’ May poll, but his disapproval rating increased two points, to 54%, in the latest survey of 4,258 U.S. adults (margin of error 2).
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • During his first term, polling indicated a higher level of disapproval for Trump's handling of immigration.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • Beadle is at a distinct disadvantage in aspiring to one spot where Brighton have an abundance of depth.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • This leaves key flexibility providers, including batteries, demand response, and distributed energy resources, at a disadvantage when competing for market revenues.
    Elena Bou, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • But the men in the old boys’ club hated sharing the spotlight with a woman.
    Gillian Telling, People.com, 16 June 2025
  • During his playing days, Brett absolutely hated the Yankees, largely because the teams met in the playoffs four times.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Palmeiras fans looked to make up around 80 per cent of those in attendance, waving flags, bouncing up and down, and whistling their displeasure at refereeing decisions.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 15 June 2025
  • Sears voiced his displeasure about a 3-and-2 pitch to Mike Trout, who walked on a pitch that appeared to be a strike.
    Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Despite the costs of containment, USDA economists estimate that maintaining the eradication program delivers annual economic benefits exceeding $1 billion—far outweighing the expense of operations like the COPEG fly factory in Panama.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • Numerous reasons exist for why getting a driver’s license is either more challenging today or may not provide sufficient benefits, including the licensing process, the expense of vehicle ownership and maintenance and safety concerns.
    Selika Josiah Talbott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • There is a strong sense of hatred toward Netanyahu, whose calls for the Iranian public to take this opportunity to rise up and overthrow their leaders are seemingly falling flat.
    NBC News, NBC news, 19 June 2025
  • Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Despite the fact that the age of female winners has been steadily increasing in the last despite, the average female Oscar winner is 39 years old, according to a Sky News 2023 report—almost a decade younger than the average male winner at 47.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Westbrook recently scored a triple-double despite shooting 7-for-27 from the floor.
    Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 7 Dec. 2019

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“Disfavor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfavor. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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