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DISFAVOR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

Synonyms:

disapproval; disfavor; disfavour; dislike

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("disfavor" is a kind of...):

disposition; inclination; tendency (an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disfavor"):

doghouse (an idiomatic term for being in disfavor)

reprobation (severe disapproval)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The state of being out of favor

Example:

he is in disfavor with the king

Synonyms:

disfavor; disfavour

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("disfavor" is a kind of...):

rejection (the state of being rejected)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disfavor"):

wilderness ((politics) a state of disfavor)

Derivation:

disfavor (put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm

Example:

This rule clearly disadvantages me

Synonyms:

disadvantage; disfavor; disfavour

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "disfavor" is one way to...):

discriminate; separate; single out (treat differently on the basis of sex or race)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "disfavor"):

hamper; handicap; hinder (put at a disadvantage)

prejudice (disadvantage by prejudice)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

disfavor (the state of being out of favor)

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