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disfavour
/ dɪsˈfeɪvə /
noun
- disapproval or dislike
- the state of being disapproved of or disliked
- an unkind act
- a damaging or disadvantageous effect; detriment
verb
- tr to regard or treat with disapproval or dislike
Example Sentences
“Gold has fallen into disfavour as a hedge against economic uncertainty for many institutional investors,” said Ross Norman, chief executive of Metals Daily.
"Legal experts have warned that they risk weakening human rights protections, especially for the most vulnerable and disfavoured communities, including Palestinian citizens," it added.
Cancel culture is the idea that activists, mostly on the left, are seeking to suppress disfavoured free expression by permanently shaming and ostracising individuals, often through social media, deemed to have transgressed.
Psychogyiou, now in her forties, says such incidents still go on but no-one files a complaint for fear of disfavour or reprisals.
Article 3 of the German constitution states that “no person shall be favoured or disfavoured because of sex, parentage, race, language, homeland and origin, faith or religious or political opinions.”
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