noun
1. the state of being out of favor
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he is in disfavor with the king
• Syn: ↑disfavour
• Hypernyms: ↑rejection
• Hyponyms: ↑wilderness
2. an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
• Syn: ↑disfavour, ↑dislike, ↑disapproval
• Hypernyms: ↑inclination, ↑disposition, ↑tendency
• Hyponyms: ↑doghouse, ↑reprobation
verb
put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
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This rule clearly disadvantages me
• Syn: ↑disadvantage, ↑disfavour
• Ant: ↑advantage (for: ↑disadvantage)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑disfavour (for: ↑disfavour), ↑disadvantage (for: ↑disadvantage)
• Hypernyms: ↑discriminate, ↑separate, ↑single out
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Something ——s somebody
Useful english dictionary. 2012.