Usually means: Disapprove of, look down on.
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  1. frown upon: Merriam-Webster
  2. frown upon: Vocabulary.com
  3. frown upon: Wiktionary
  4. frown upon: Dictionary.com
  5. frown upon: Rhymezone
  6. frown upon: FreeDictionary.org
  7. frown upon: Mnemonic Dictionary
  8. frown upon: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. frown upon: Legal dictionary

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  1. frown upon: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (frown upon)

▸ verb:  (transitive) To disapprove of.

Similar:
frown on, frown at, frown, disapprove, discountenance, improve, scowl, reprove, deplore, discommend, more...

Opposite:
condone, approve, accept

Types:
disapprove, disfavor, object, reject, condemn, more...

Adjectives:
snappish, lowering, frowny, brinded, fretty, scowly, querimonious, raspy, cowed, snitty, crabby

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Similar:
frown on, frown at, frown, disapprove, discountenance, improve, scowl, reprove, deplore, discommend, more...

Opposite:
condone, approve, accept

Types:
disapprove, disfavor, object, reject, condemn, more...

Adjectives:
snappish, lowering, frowny, brinded, fretty, scowly, querimonious, raspy, cowed, snitty, crabby



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