| NOUN | state | disfavor, disfavour | the state of being out of favor / favor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval | an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group | |
| VERB | social | disfavor, disadvantage, disfavour | put at a disadvantage |
| Sounds | dihsfey'ver | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | achiever ... woodcarver: 114 rhymes with ver... | |
| Meaning | The state of being out of favor / favor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he is in disfavor with the king" | |
| Synonym | disfavour | |
| Narrower | wilderness | (politics) a state of disfavor |
| Broader | rejection | The state of being rejected |
| Spanish | desgracia | |
| Verbs | disfavor | put at a disadvantage |
| Meaning | An inclination to withhold approval from some person or group. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | disfavour, dislike, disapproval | |
| Narrower | doghouse | An idiomatic term for being in disfavor |
| reprobation | severe disapproval | |
| Broader | inclination, disposition, tendency | An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others |
| Spanish | desaprobación | |
| Catalan | desaprovació | |
| Meaning | put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | disadvantage, disfavour | |
| Narrower | handicap, hinder, hamper | put at a disadvantage |
| prejudice | disadvantage by prejudice | |
| Broader | discriminate, separate, single out | treat differently on the basis of sex / sex or race |
| Opposite | advantage | Give an advantage to |
| Spanish | desfavorecer, perjudicar | |
| Catalan | desfavorir, perjudicar | |
| Nouns | disfavor | the state of being out of favor / favor |
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