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disfavour

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disfavour US, disfavor [dɪsˈfeɪvə]
n
1. disapproval or dislike
2. the state of being disapproved of or disliked
3. an unkind act
4. a damaging or disadvantageous effect; detriment
vb
(tr) to regard or treat with disapproval or dislike
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disfavour - the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king"
rejection - the state of being rejected
wilderness - (politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"
2.disfavourdisfavour - an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
doghouse - an idiomatic term for being in disfavor; "in the doghouse"
reprobation - severe disapproval
Verb1.disfavour - put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"
hamper, handicap, hinder - put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
discriminate, single out, separate - treat differently on the basis of sex or race
prejudice - disadvantage by prejudice

disfavour U.S. disfavor
noun
1. unpopularity, shame, disgrace, discredit, doghouse (informal), bad books (informal), disesteem He fell into disfavour and had to resign.
2. disapproval, dislike, displeasure, disapprobation She eyed his unruly collar-length hair with disfavour.
Translations
disfavour disfavor (US) [dɪsˈfeɪvəʳ] N
1. (= disapproval) → desaprobación f
to fall into disfavour [custom, practice] → caer en desuso; [person] → caer en desgracia
to look with disfavour on sthver algo con malos ojos, desaprobar algo
2. (= disservice) to do sb a disfavour; do a disfavour to sbhacer un flaco favor a algn, no hacer ningún favor a algn

disfavour [dɪsˈfeɪvər] (British) disfavor (US) ndéfaveur f
to view sth with disfavour → voir qch d'un mauvais œil
to fall into disfavour → tomber en disgrâce

disfavour, (US) disfavor
n
(= displeasure)Ungnade f; (= dislike)Missfallen nt; to fall into/be in disfavour (with)in Ungnade fallen/sein (bei); to look with disfavour (up)on somebody/somethingjdn/etw mit Missfallen betrachten
(= disadvantage) in/to his disfavourzu seinen Ungunsten

disfavour disfavor (Am) [dɪsˈfeɪvəʳ] n (frm) → disapprovazione f
to fall into disfavour → cadere in disgrazia
to be in disfavour with sb → avere la disapprovazione di qn
to look with disfavour on → disapprovare
disfavour disfavor (Am) [dɪsˈfeɪvəʳ] n (frm) → disapprovazione f
to fall into disfavour → cadere in disgrazia
to be in disfavour with sb → avere la disapprovazione di qn
to look with disfavour on → disapprovare

disfavour
n disfavour [disˈfeivə]
1 the state of being out of favour He was in disfavour because he had stayed out late. ongunstig beskou, lae dunk hê van فُقْدان الحُظْوَه немилост nepřízeň unåde die Ungnade δυσμένεια desgracia ebasoosing ناخوشنودی epäsuosio défaveur אִי-אַהֲדָה अरुचि प्रकट करना nemilost, nenaklonost kegyvesztettség tidak disukai ónáð sfavore 不人気 소외, 냉대 nemalonė nelabvēlība tidak disukai ongunst unåde, disfavør niałaska desgraça dizgraţie немилость nepriazeň nemilost nemilost onåd ความไม่ชอบ gözden düşme 失寵,受冷落 немилість, неласка ناپسندیدگی کی حالت sự ghét bỏ
2 displeasure or disapproval. onguns, ongenade اسْتِياء، كُرْه неодобрение nelibost, nesouhlas misfornøjelse; utilfredshed das Mißfallen αποδοκιμασία desaprobación halvakspanu نظر نامساعد؛ سوء نظر paheksunta défaveur, désapprobation לְהִתיָחֵס בְּאִי אַהֲדָה अरुचि nezadovoljstvo helytelenítés tidak senang óvild, vanþóknun sfavore 不賛成 불만, 불쾌 nepritarimas, nepasitenkinimas noraidoša izturēšanās tidak disenangi afkeuring mishag, uvilje, ugunst dezaprobata desaprovação dezaprobare; neplăcere неодобрение nesúhlas neodobravanje neodobravanje misshag, ogillande การไม่ยอมรับ beğenmeyiş, onaylamayış 不喜歡 осуд; несхвалення نا منظوری sự phản đối


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His master having, through disregard of his counsel, been captured by the Ch`in State, Ch`u Yuan sank into disfavour with his sons, and retired to the hills, where he wrote his famous `Li Sao', of which the following is one of the songs.
The very circumstance of his being her father's choice too, was so much in his disfavour, that had he been deserving her, in every other respect yet THAT of itself ought to have been a sufficient reason in the Eyes of Janetta for rejecting him.
"Once a Woman, always a Woman" is a Decree of Nature; and the very Laws of Evolution seem suspended in her disfavour.
 
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