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misfavor

verb
/mɪsˈfeɪvə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From mis- + favor.

  1. derived from *bʰeh₂-✻
  2. derived from favor
  3. derived from favor
  4. derived from favour
  5. inherited from favour
  6. prefixed as misfavor — “mis + favor”

Definitions

  1. To dislike or disapprove of

    To dislike or disapprove of; to view with displeasure or dislike.

    • I do not misfavor a general freeze now.
    • I misfavor the bearin' o' yon micos," MacPherson muttered out of a corner of his mouth as the first Creek leaders strode out over burned brown grass on the square fronting the House of Strangers.

  2. To disadvantage or exhibit bias against.

  3. Disapproval or antipathy

    Disapproval or antipathy; disfavor.

    • The spoils system may well be the primary explanation for administrative unwillingness to take any action which would curry political misfavor.
    • Indeed only a handful of citizens opposed the project; and we were the target of much public criticism and misfavor.
    • The fools charge her with diabolical trafficking, believing her misfortune the result of divine misfavor!
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A disservice or detriment.

      • The book is a great misfavor to the mysterious, exciting , and even elegant squid.

    2. Inappropriate approval.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA