Word: disfavorable
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...their days. Their role is something quite different: to assume their share of responsibility for the long-range prospects of our world and thus to set an example for the public in whose sight they work. Their responsibility is to think ahead boldly, not to fear the disfavor of the crowd, to imbue their actions with a spiritual dimension (which of course is not the same thing as ostentatious attendance at religious services) to explain again and again--both to the public and to their colleagues--that politics must do far more than reflect the interests of particular groups...
Harvard is supposed to be a place where conflicting ideas are introduced and debated through serious intellectual discussion. Avoiding influential ideas is doing the students and society a great disfavor. Future leaders will emerge from this institution; they should be versed in the ideas that affect people in society...
...pool. The pool is whittled down further by peremptory challenges, which allow lawyers to strike a potential juror from the panel without giving reasons. The lawyers have reasons, of course, often based on stereotypes of race, gender, age or income that lead them to believe a particular candidate will disfavor their client. Then the trial begins, when jurors face complicated testimony and evidence that judges and lawyers do little to help them understand...
Carlos bounced around to Yemen and Jordan, falling deeper into disfavor. Somewhere along the way he lost his wife and child. "The marriage was a mistake," says an Arab friend. "He never trusted women." That same friend says, "He didn't trust the governments he worked for. This is why he was often depressed." It also explains why Carlos always carried a Russian pistol and never slept two nights in the same place...
...Council has suddenly found it necessary to buy a large ad whose only purpose is to exhort students to come to meetings and compete with elected members for speaking time. Guests can't vote at the meetings, after all. Could it be that the Council has fallen into disfavor? Is this part of the Re-evaluation Committee's strategy to gain acceptance...