disfavor

State of disgrace

Disfavor is disapproval or the state of being out of someone's good graces: The policy fell into disfavor after the scandal.

To disfavor something is to regard it negatively or treat it less well than alternatives: The tax code disfavors single-income households.

Someone in disfavor has lost standing or approval they once had.

dislike

dislike

Mild negative regard

hostility · animosity · resentment · loathing · detestation · revulsion · abhorrence · repugnance · ill-will · animus

rejection

rejection

Denial of acceptance

rebuff · spurn · snub · cold shoulder · repudiation · exclusion · ostracism · thumbs down · veto · turndown

disapproval

disapproval

Unfavorable opinion expressed

censure · condemnation · denunciation · objection · disapprobation · rebuke · reproof · reprimand · frown · reproach

disgrace

disgrace

Loss of honor

ignominy · infamy · stigma · discredit · humiliation · degradation · fallen from grace · ill repute · black mark

neglect

neglect

Failure to provide care

sidelined · disregarded · forgotten · overshadowed · unwelcome · unfavored · passed over · unnoticed · slighted · undervalued

bias

prejudice

Preformed unfavorable opinion

bigotry · inequity · nepotism · preferential treatment · double standard · one-sidedness · unequal treatment

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Opposites
approval and regard

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Kind act or preference

approval · liking · fondness · preference · partiality

social standing

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Kind act or preference

good graces · good standing · preferment · approval · esteem

Family

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