disfavour
Britishnoun
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disapproval or dislike
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the state of being disapproved of or disliked
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an unkind act
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a damaging or disadvantageous effect; detriment
verb
Example Sentences
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“Gold has fallen into disfavour as a hedge against economic uncertainty for many institutional investors,” said Ross Norman, chief executive of Metals Daily.
From Reuters • Aug. 21, 2023
It has been, however, in disfavour among most Supreme Court justices for some time.
From Economist • Sep. 8, 2017
On the other hand ‘responsibility’ or ‘society’ or ‘community’ are words that are increasingly held in disfavour in the United States.
From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2014
“We still say the data disfavour an all-dust interpretation,” he adds, “which is what we said on the topic of dust in March.”
From Nature • Jun. 19, 2014
A Calvinistic narrowness distinguished this great man’s public acts, and he was sufficiently Puritan in spirit to look with disfavour upon, and to absolutely forbid, Sunday sports.
From The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)
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