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disfavor

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1. disfavor - Noun

2. disfavor - Verb

Meaning

Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard.

The state of not being in favor; a being under the displeasure of some one; state of unacceptableness; as, to be in disfavor at court.

An unkindness; a disobliging act.

To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance.

To injure the form or looks of.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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This rule clearly disadvantages me Source: Internet

he is in disfavor with the king Source: Internet

Again, the fallacy is the belief that the "universe" somehow carries a memory of past results which tend to favor or disfavor future outcomes. Source: Internet

Although the shorter life expectancy for those with the homozygous condition would tend to disfavor the trait's survival, the trait is preserved in malaria-prone regions because of the benefits provided by the heterozygous form. Source: Internet

Cleveland objected to the act in principle and his steadfast refusal to abide by it prompted its fall into disfavor and led to its ultimate repeal in 1887. Source: Internet

However, this practice fell into disfavor once the deleterious effects of chlorides became known. Source: Internet

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