misfavor

/mɪsˈfeɪvə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From mis- + favor.

misfavor means disapproval or antipathy; disfavor. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.

misfavor is pronounced /mɪsˈfeɪvə(ɹ)/.

noun

Disapproval or antipathy; disfavor.“The spoils system may well be the primary explanation for administrative unwillingness to take any action which would curry political misfavor.”
A disservice or detriment.“And one of the prices of specialization is the realization by a specialist of how important he may be to some city, because some city I think does him a misfavor sometimes by making him believe that he is a man of consequence more than he maybe really, actually is.”
Inappropriate approval.“Just now we are passing through a period when many religious people are deliberately repudiating reason as a way to the goodness of God. These radical swings back and forth between misfavor and disfavor of reason are disruptive to the growth of genuine high religion.”

To dislike or disapprove of; to view with displeasure or dislike.“I do not misfavor a general freeze now.”
To disadvantage or exhibit bias against.