Viewed or treated with disapproval or dislike; not preferred or supported; facing discrimination or disadvantage.
Past participle of disfavor, used as an adjective to describe something or someone that has lost favor or approval.
In modern usage, 'disfavored groups' refers to populations facing systemic discrimination—the word captures both the personal rejection and the structural disadvantage these communities experience.
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