Dis-fā'vor1, n.
n. [Prefix dis and favor, q. v.; O. Fr. desfaveur, Fr. défaveur, Sp. disfavor, It. disfavore.]
- Want of favor or favorable regard; disesteem; disregard. “The people that have deserved my disfavor.” Isa. x. 6. (Bible, 1551.)
- The state of not being in favor; a being under the frown or displeasure of some one; as, to be in disfavor at court.
- An unkindness; a disobliging act.
He might dispense favors and disfavors. Clarendon.