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disfavor

[dis-fey-ver] / dɪsˈfeɪ vər /


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Once a former U.S. ally, Noriega fell into disfavor after engaging in electoral fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

“Hamilton was so in disfavor when he died that he was just in the wilderness,” says Vaill.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

That shaving scene referenced earlier dramatizes why this and other supposedly neutral policies painfully disfavor some people without diving into a medical manual.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2025

This is not exactly in the show’s disfavor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

Love Life’s introduction admitted, “The profession of mediumship … was under the ban of public disfavor and suspicion.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock