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disprefer

disprefer verb: to favor or prefer (something) less than the alternatives.

Verb

disprefer (third-person singular simple present disprefers, present participle dispreferring, simple past and past participle dispreferred)

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

Antonyms of disprefer

Forms of disprefer

third-person singular presentdisprefers
present participledispreferring
past participledispreferred
pastdispreferred

Origin of disprefer

From dis- + prefer.

Words formed from disprefer

Words that rhyme with disprefer

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Questions about disprefer

What does disprefer mean?
Disprefer means to favor or prefer (something) less than the alternatives.
What part of speech is disprefer?
Disprefer is a verb.
What is the past tense of disprefer?
The past tense of disprefer is dispreferred.

Words near disprefer in the dictionary

  1. dispreader
  2. dispreaders
  3. dispreading
  4. dispreads
  5. dispred
  6. disprefer
  7. dispreference
  8. dispreferences
  9. dispreferred
  10. dispreferring
  11. disprefers

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