| 单词 | disfavor |
| 释义 | disfavor (once / 7538 pages) vn When you disapprove of someone, you disfavor them. The wicked stepmother in "Cinderella" favored her own daughters but disfavored poor Cinderella. Thank goodness for that glass slipper. You probably know your parents well enough that it's perfectly obvious when you've fallen into their disfavor. This probably only means they're annoyed or angry at you, although in some cases disfavor can mean true dislike. You can also use this word as a verb: "The political system disfavors people who don't have much money." WORD FAMILYdisfavor: disfavored, disfavoring, disfavors+/favor: disfavor, favorable, favored, favoring, favors/favorable: favorableness, favorablest, favorably, unfavorable/favored: favoredest, favoredly, ill-favored/unfavorable: unfavorableness, unfavorablest, unfavorably USAGE EXAMPLES“It’s hard to find anyone in recent memory who is in such disfavor.’ New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) The Republican Party of North Carolina in 2016 isn’t avowedly white supremacist or openly opposed to the participation of black Americans and other disfavored groups. Slate(Dec 15, 2016) Trump campaigned on state repression of disfavored minorities. Slate(Nov 15, 2016) 1v put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper disadvantage, disfavour advantage give an advantage to hamper, handicap, hinder put at a disadvantage prejudicedisadvantage by prejudice discriminate, separate, single out treat differently on the basis of sex or race 2n the state of being out of favor he is in disfavor with the king Syn|Hypo|Hyper disfavour wilderness (politics) a state of disfavor rejection the state of being rejected 3n an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group Syn|Hypo|Hyper disapproval, disfavour, dislike doghouse an idiomatic term for being in disfavor reprobationsevere disapproval disposition, inclination, tendency an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others |
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