disfavor

/dɪsˈfeɪvər/

Other forms: disfavored; disfavors; disfavoring

When you disapprove of someone, you disfavor them. The wicked stepmother in "Cinderella" favored her own daughters but disfavored poor Cinderella. Thank goodness for that glass slipper.

You probably know your parents well enough that it's perfectly obvious when you've fallen into their disfavor. This probably only means they're annoyed or angry at you, although in some cases disfavor can mean true dislike. You can also use this word as a verb: "The political system disfavors people who don't have much money."

Definitions of disfavor

1. verb

   put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
   synonyms: disadvantage, disfavour

   types:

   hamper, handicap, hinder

   put at a disadvantage

   prejudice

   disadvantage by prejudice

   type of:

   discriminate, separate, single out

   treat differently on the basis of sex or race
2. noun

   the state of being out of favor
   “he is in disfavor with the king”

   synonyms: disfavour

   types:

   wilderness

   (politics) a state of disfavor

   type of:

   rejection

   the state of being rejected
3. noun

   an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
   synonyms: disapproval, disfavour, dislike

   types:

   doghouse

   an idiomatic term for being in disfavor

   reprobation

   severe disapproval

   type of:

   disposition, inclination, tendency

   an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others