be in disfavor with sb
指失去某人的青睐或支持，with 后接施加影响的一方。
The minister is in disfavor with the president.
这位部长已失宠于总统。
不赞成；反感；失宠的状态；不愿批准某人或团体的倾向；厌恶；不悦
失宠的状态
the state of being out of favor
不愿批准某人或团体的倾向
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
The manager's disfavor toward the new proposal was obvious to everyone.
经理对新提案的厌恶是显而易见的。
用法提示：disfavor 作名词，表示“厌恶”，后面接介词 toward 引出对象。
She fell into disfavor after criticizing the company's policies.
她因批评公司政策而失宠。
用法提示：fall into disfavor 是固定搭配，表示“失宠”。
His outspoken views earned him the disfavor of the committee.
他直言不讳的观点使他遭到了委员会的冷遇。
用法提示：disfavor 作名词，表示“冷遇”，与动词 earn 搭配。
指失去某人的青睐或支持，with 后接施加影响的一方。
The minister is in disfavor with the president.
这位部长已失宠于总统。
强调从受欢迎转为不受欢迎的过程。
The old method fell into disfavor after the new rules were introduced.
新规定出台后，这种旧方法就不再受欢迎了。
指因某行为而招致不满或不赞成。
He incurred disfavor by criticizing the leadership.
他因批评领导层而招致反感。
表示对某人或某事物表现出不认可的态度。
The committee showed clear disfavor toward the proposal.
委员会明显不赞成这项提议。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is in a disfavor with his boss.
正确表达He is in disfavor with his boss.
disfavor 在此义为不可数名词，表示“失宠、受冷落”的状态，前面不能加不定冠词 a；固定说法是 in disfavor with sb。
grammar · medium
易错句子The proposal met with many disfavors.
正确表达The proposal met with much disfavor.
disfavor 表示“不赞成、反感”时是不可数名词，没有复数形式，也不能用 many 修饰，应用 much disfavor。
grammar · medium
易错句子The disfavor economic situation worried everyone.
正确表达The unfavorable economic situation worried everyone.
disfavor 是名词，不能像汉语“不利的”那样直接放在名词前作定语；修饰名词要用形容词 unfavorable。
两者都可表示“不赞同”，但 disfavor 常含上位者偏私地不支持某人或某群体的意味，也可指“失宠”这一状态（如 fall into disfavor）；disapproval 只是一般性的不认可，不涉及失宠，也不带偏袒色彩，且通常作不可数名词。
disfavor 指因不满而不赞成，或失宠的状态，偏正式、常与权势和态度相关；dislike 指个人主观上的讨厌，程度更偏向情绪，既可作名词也可作动词。
两者都可指“失去他人认可”，但 disfavor 侧重失去上位者的青睐或一般性的不赞同；disgrace 强调因不当行为而名声受损、蒙羞，带有强烈的道德谴责，常用 in disgrace。
favor (base/root)
favor + -able
un- + favor + -able
favor + -able + -ly
un- + favor + -able + -ly
favorit(e) + -ism
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