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out of favor

out of favor is the alternative form of out of favour.

Meaning of out of favour

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK) No longer in favour, having lost approval, support or popularity.
    • The Western Region was far more in the doldrums, with two types of incompatible motive power: out-of-favour vacuum-braked diesel-hydraulics and incompatible diesel electrics - a changeover policy which also affected the ability to introduce brand new coaching stock.2020 April 8, Howard Johnston, “East-ended? When the ECML was at risk”, in Rail, page 66

Questions about out of favor

What is out of favor the alternative form of?
Out of favor is the alternative form of out of favour.

Words near out of favor in the dictionary

  1. out of court
  2. out of date
  3. out of doors
  4. out of drawing
  5. out of fashion
  6. out of favor
  7. out of favour
  8. out of fix
  9. out of focus
  10. out of form
  11. out of frame

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