" disfavor "

1: a strong feeling of not liking or approving;

  * e.g., " ... made no attempt to hide his disfavor of his wife's relatives "

•  Synonyms : 

•  allergy,

•  averseness,

•  aversion,

•  disinclination,

•  dislike,

•  disliking,

•  disrelish,

•  down,

•  mislike

•  Antonyms : 

•  appetite,

•  favor,

•  fondness,

•  like,

•  liking,

•  partiality,

•  preference,

•  relish,

•  shine,

•  taste,

•  use

2: refusal to accept as right or desirable;

  * e.g., " ... their suggestion was met with disfavor by virtually all of the other club members "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deprecation,

•  disapprobation,

•  disapproval,

•  discountenance,

•  disesteem,

•  dislike,

•  displeasure

•  Antonyms : 

•  approbation,

•  approval,

•  favor

3: the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success;

  * e.g., " ... the defendant certainly acted to his own disfavor with his frequent outbursts "

•  Synonyms : 

•  despite,

•  detriment,

•  disadvantage,

•  penalty

•  Antonyms : 

•  advantage,

•  favor

1: to feel dislike for;

  * e.g., " ... a style of stage acting that is disfavored by most theatergoers today "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dislike,

•  disrelish,

•  mislike

•  Antonyms : 

•  adore,

•  cotton (to),

•  delight (in),

•  dig,

•  enjoy,

•  fancy,

•  groove (on),

•  like,

•  love,

•  relish,

•  revel (in)

2: to hold an unfavorable opinion of;

  * e.g., " ... polls showing that this political candidate is highly disfavored by most voters "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deprecate,

•  disapprove (of),

•  discountenance,

•  disesteem,

•  dislike,

•  frown (on or upon),

•  mislike,

•  reprove,

•  tsk-tsk,

•  tut (over or about),

•  tut-tut (over or about)

•  Antonyms : 

•  approve,

•  favor,

•  like