He is in disfavour with his superiors.
Source: tatoeba (299705)
Disfavour
//dɪsˈfeɪvə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "disfavour" (16 found)
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14 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- немилост noun (the state of being out of favour)
Catalan
1 entries- desfavorir verb (to show lack of favour or antipathy towards)
Chinese
1 entries- 冷遇 verb (to show lack of favour or antipathy towards)
Esperanto
1 entries- malfavoro noun (the state of being out of favour)
French
2 entries- défaveur noun (the state of being out of favour)
- défaveur verb (to show lack of favour or antipathy towards)
German
1 entries- Ungunst noun (the state of being out of favour)
Japanese
2 entries- 冷遇 noun (the state of being out of favour)
- 冷遇する verb (to show lack of favour or antipathy towards)
Manx
1 entries- mee-foayr noun (the state of being out of favour)
Romanian
3 entries- defavoare noun (the state of being out of favour)
- dezaprobare noun (the state of being out of favour)
- dizgrație noun (the state of being out of favour)
Turkish
1 entries- gözden düşme noun (the state of being out of favour)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The scales tipped in his disfavour.
Source: tatoeba (8915441)
His lateness for the appointment incurred her disfavour.
Source: wiktionary
These same misdeeds have raised a strong sentiment of disfavour against its ally.
Source: wiktionary
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