Disfavour vs Abhorrence - What's the difference?
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The state of being out of favour.
:His lateness for the appointment incurred her disfavour .
* Bible, Is. x. 6 (1551)
* Gladstone
An unkindness; a disobliging act.
* Clarendon
To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
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(obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.
Disfavour is a related term of abhorrence.
As nouns the difference between disfavour and abhorrence
is that disfavour is the state of being out of favour while abhorrence is extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing .As a verb disfavour
is to show lack of favour or antipathy towards.disfavour
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Alternative forms
*disfavorNoun
- the people that deserved my disfavour
- sentiment of disfavour against its ally
- He might dispense favours and disfavours .
Verb
(en verb)- Her past performance meant that she was often disfavoured for important tasks.