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
But given the disfavour with which financiers, politicians and journalists are presently regarded, it is hard to believe the FN’s charges do not resonate with voters.
From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2017
“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
The King left his wife's apartments unappeased, and not all her entreaties, nor those of Madame de Tillières, whom he regarded with less disfavour than any other Frenchwoman, could induce him to return.
From Henrietta Maria by Haynes, Henrietta
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