Synonyms for disfavor
- noun
- verb
- American English
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Dislike
2. Disrespect
disrespect, disesteem, disgrace dated
Other
maltreatment, unfavor rare, unfavour UK
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
Lack of favour; displeasure.
His lateness for the appointment incurred her disfavour.
- n. 2
An unkindness; a disobliging act.
- v. 1
To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
Her past performance meant that she was often disfavoured for important tasks.
Related words
- Other spellings
- disfavour UK
Forms
- Plural
- disfavors → dislikes, disapprovals, displeasures, odiums…
- Past participle
- disfavored
e.g. disfavored → disadvantaged, discriminated, discountenanced, maltreated…
Example sentences
- displeasure Ziri immediately started speaking in displeasure.
- disrespect Sami didn't want to disrespect anybody's religion.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disfavor | falling | |
| displeasure | rising | |
| odium | falling | |
| disrespect | rising | |
| disesteem | steady | |
| maltreatment | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- odium
- 7 letters
- dislike2, unfavor
- 8 letters
- disgrace2, maltreat, unfavour
- 9 letters
- disesteem
- 10 letters
- disrespect3
- 11 letters
- disapproval4, displeasure3
- 12 letters
- disadvantage4, discriminate4, maltreatment3
- 14 letters
- discountenance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dislike2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- défaveur