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Noun: disfavor  dis'fey-vur
Usage: US (elsewhere: disfavour)
  1. The state of being out of favor
    "he is in disfavor with the king";
    - disfavour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. An inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
    - disfavour [Brit, Cdn], dislike, disapproval
Verb: disfavor  dis'fey-vur
Usage: US (elsewhere: disfavour)
  1. Put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
    "This rule clearly disfavors me";
    - disadvantage, disfavour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: disfavoring, disfavored, disfavors

Type of: discriminate, disposition, inclination, rejection, separate, single out, tendency

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