Dictionary

frown upon en · VERB

Meanings

1. (transitive) To disapprove of.
   • Regular passengers become familiar with their train and attempts to change its make-up or any other aspect of its working are more often than not frowned upon, even though the change is probably for the better. 1962 September, Warren Smith, “The problems of coaching stock rostering and operation”, in Modern Railways, page 193:
   • However, working from home permanently is increasingly being frowned upon by employers, and therefore people are coming to work two or three days per week. 2025 September 3, Christian Wolmar, “9 to 5: The changing face of commuting”, in RAIL, number 1043, page 57:
   • For example, the people of the Trobriand Islands engage freely in sexual relations before marriage, but premarital pregnancy is strongly frowned upon. 1991, Michael Talbot, The Holographic Universe, page 101:

Forms

Synonyms

frown on · frown at

Translations (22)

de verpönen (facial expression) · es estar mal visto (facial expression) · it indispettire (facial expression) · de unbeliebt sein (facial expression) · it disapprovare (facial expression) · fr désapprouver (facial expression) · de missbilligen (facial expression) · fr réprouver (facial expression) · fr voir d'un mauvais œil (facial expression) · it corrucciarsi (facial expression) · fr ne pas voir d’un très bon œil (facial expression) · ru осуждать (facial expression) · pt torcer o nariz (facial expression) · it corrucciare (facial expression) · oc desaprovar (facial expression) · pl krzywo patrzeć (facial expression) · de nicht gutheißen (facial expression) · es desaprobar (facial expression) · az qınamaq (facial expression) · is líta á með vanþóknun (facial expression) · ru порицать (facial expression) · fi paheksua (facial expression)