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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
Mamet’s disfavor arguably has less to do with his hard-right turn into neocon bloviation than the calcification of much of his more recent writing. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025 Too often today this has not been the case, as calls for impeachment of judges for decisions the Executive disfavors and exhortations to disregard court orders sadly illustrate. Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
The rule would have disfavored several significant occupations. Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 The compilation of the research provides practical insight: For instance, reservation systems can disfavor locals, those with lower incomes, and those from more rural areas. Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for disfavor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfavor
Noun
  • Local Housing Restrictions Could Have National Political Impacts Opposition to private market-rate housing development remains strong among some progressives in New York, Los Angeles, and other cities, rooted in distrust and dislike of for-profit developers.
    Richard McGahey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Clifton Powell has once again spoken candidly about his issues with Spike Lee, doubling down on past remarks while stressing that his criticism is rooted in business and not personal dislike.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The attack prompted international condemnation, and was even met with disapproval from the United States, an ally of both Israel and Qatar.
    Daniel Estrin, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
  • More broadly, last month, a Quinnipiac poll revealed that the president has a 37 percent approval rating versus a 55 percent disapproval rating, a new low for his second term from that pollster.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Target is at a disadvantage trying to compete in shipping online orders with Amazon – the behemoth of the trade – and Walmart, which jumped out to a big lead over Target as Amazon’s biggest shipping competitor.
    Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But families who cannot afford to hire an attorney could find themselves at a disadvantage when disagreements arise over services that cost districts more money, Russell said.
    Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Xiaoxuemeng Baggy Barrel Pants The pants have a curved seam that gives the legs that barrel or lantern-like shape that people currently love (or hate).
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • There were people who loved it, and people who absolutely hated it — most especially [former New York Observer critic] Rex Reed.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While Packers fans loved every second of the play, Diggs voiced his displeasure on social media.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The news was, understandably, upsetting and customers took to Reddit to express their displeasure in the new policy.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Snowflake, one of the most popular cloud data warehouse platforms, often ranks as a company’s second-largest IT expense after its primary cloud provider.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • He is sponsored by spirits and supplement companies who help pay his travel expenses, but still works in construction during the off-season.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Foreign perpetrators have been linked to previous acts intended to incite hatred.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The left is always, at all times and places, a violent phenomenon full of hatred.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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

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“Disfavor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfavor. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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