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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 disfavour
 嫌棄;討厭;不得人緣

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Dis·fa·vor n.  [Written also disfavour.]
 1. Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard.
    The people that deserved my disfavor.   --Is. x. 6 (1551).
    Sentiment of disfavor against its ally.   --Gladstone.
 2. The state of not being in favor; a being under the displeasure of some one; state of unacceptableness; as, to be in disfavor at court.
 3. An unkindness; a disobliging act.
    He might dispense favors and disfavors.   --Clarendon.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 disfavour
      n 1: the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the
           king" [syn: disfavor]
      2: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or
         group [syn: disfavor, dislike, disapproval]
      v : put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly
          disadvantages me" [syn: disadvantage, disfavor] [ant:
           advantage]