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disfavoured

UK/dɪsˈfeɪvəd/

disfavoured is the simple past and past participle of disfavour.

Meaning of disfavour

Verb

disfavour (third-person singular simple present disfavours, present participle disfavouring, simple past and past participle disfavoured)

  1. (UK) To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
    • Her past performance meant that she was often disfavoured for important tasks.

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Adjective

disfavoured (comparative more disfavoured, superlative most disfavoured)

  1. Not favoured

Forms of disfavoured

Verb
alternative formdisfavored
Adjective
comparativemore disfavoured
superlativemost disfavoured

Questions about disfavoured

What does disfavoured mean?
Disfavoured means not favoured.
What is disfavoured the simple past and past participle of?
Disfavoured is the simple past and past participle of disfavour.
What part of speech is disfavoured?
Disfavoured is an adjective.
How do you pronounce disfavoured?
Disfavoured is pronounced /dɪsˈfeɪvəd/ (UK).

Words near disfavoured in the dictionary

  1. disfavoring
  2. disfavors
  3. disfavour
  4. disfavourable
  5. disfavourably
  6. disfavoured
  7. disfavourer
  8. disfavourers
  9. disfavouring
  10. disfavours
  11. disfeature

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Adapted from Wiktionary: disfavoured (page history and authors); disfavour (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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