disfavoured
Fallen from esteem
Disfavoured describes someone or something that has fallen out of approval or lost standing.
A disfavoured policy no longer enjoys support; a disfavoured child receives less attention or affection than siblings.
The word implies a deliberate withdrawal of preference rather than simple neglect: The proposal was disfavoured by the committee.
British spelling of disfavored.
Rejected, shunned person
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- banishedForced to leave permanently
- exileBanishment from homeland
alienated · marginalized · stigmatized · anathema · leper · castaway · forsaken · abandoned
Rejected with contempt
- snubbedIntentionally disregarded
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
- dismissedReleased from duty
- declinedRefused or diminished
refused · denied · vetoed · repudiated · jilted · passed over · turned down · blackballed
Felt aversion toward
- unlikedNot held dear
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
- uncelebratedNot publicly honored
- unfashionableNot currently stylish
unsung · despised · loathed · reviled · detested · hated · frowned upon · disapproved
Biased against a group
- discriminatedTreated unequally based on category
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- inequitableNot fair or impartial
- victimizedTreated cruelly or unfairly
targeted · singled out · scapegoated · persecuted · oppressed · stereotyped · typecast · profiled
Destined to fail
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
- haplessLacking good fortune
- unfortunateDeserving of pity
- cursedUnder a malevolent spell
jinxed · doomed · luckless · ill-starred · blighted · accursed · crossed · hexed
pariah
Rejected, shunned person
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- banishedForced to leave permanently
exile · alienated · marginalized · stigmatized · anathema · leper · castaway · forsaken · abandoned · isolated
spurned
Rejected with contempt
declined · refused · denied · vetoed · repudiated · jilted · passed over · turned down · blackballed · cold-shouldered
disliked
Felt aversion toward
- unlikedNot held dear
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
- uncelebratedNot publicly honored
unfashionable · unsung · despised · loathed · reviled · detested · hated · frowned upon · disapproved · criticized
prejudiced
Biased against a group
- discriminatedTreated unequally based on category
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- inequitableNot fair or impartial
victimized · targeted · singled out · scapegoated · persecuted · oppressed · stereotyped · typecast · profiled · redlined
ill-fated
Destined to fail
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
- haplessLacking good fortune
- unfortunateDeserving of pity
cursed · jinxed · doomed · luckless · ill-starred · blighted · accursed · crossed · hexed
disfavouredprivileged
Having special advantages
advantaged · favoured · elevated · exalted · honoured