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to disfavor
01
to disadvantage or harm someone or something by hindering their progress
Transitive: to disfavor sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
disfavor
3rd person singular
disfavors
Present participle
disfavoring
Past simple
disfavored
Past participle
disfavored
Examples
The new policies disfavored small businesses, making it difficult for them to compete with larger corporations.
Disfavor
01
a feeling of not liking or rejecting someone or something
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
disfavors
Examples
The new policy received widespread disfavor from employees.
02
the state of not being liked or accepted
Examples
The unpopular decision found itself in disfavor among the community members.
Lexical Tree
disfavor
favor
