misfavor
/mɪsˈfeɪvə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To dislike or disapprove of; to view with displeasure or dislike.
verb
To disadvantage or exhibit bias against.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "She never would name any particular items as the one she thought might have been misfavored by the heavenly father, but she named three or four things any one of which might have been contrary to God's will, but positively refused to name one for herself."
- "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!"