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disprefer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-pre-fer
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To favor or prefer (something) less than the alternatives.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English prefer English disprefer From dis- + prefer.

Usage

Inflected Forms

disprefers (present, singular) dispreferring (participle, present) dispreferred (participle, past) dispreferred (past)

Derived Forms

dispreference

Antonyms

prefer

Rhymes With

there were bras d'honneur de rigueur pastorpreneur rouleur teenpreneur ecopreneur wantrepreneur agripreneur artpreneur seniorpreneur fakepreneur

Questions

What does disprefer mean?
To favor or prefer (something) less than the alternatives.
Where does disprefer come from?
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English prefer English disprefer From dis- + prefer.

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