Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DIS-FA'VOR, n. [dis and favor.]

1. Dislike; slight displeasure; discountenance; unfavorable regard; disesteem; as, the conduct of the minister incurred the disfavor of his sovereign.
2. A state of unacceptableness; a state in which one is not esteemed or favored, or not patronized, promoted or befriended; as, to be in disfavor at court.
3. An ill or disobliging act; as, no generous man will do a disfavor to the meanest of his species.