dim view
noun
: a bad opinion
The author's dim view of politicians is apparent throughout the book.
She takes a dim view of human nature.
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This experience gave me a new view of official development -- a dim view, since the people displaced by the dam received neither water nor electricity from it.
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Paul Farmer, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2011
The culture of corporate excess in certain institutions before, during, and after the global economic crisis has helped to entrench the dim view of the business community held by some sections of society.
—Klaus Schwab, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2015
Shares recently turned positive for the year, but analysts still have a dim view, with the majority at a hold rating.
—Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
At the same time as the Fed tided the European banks over during the crisis, U.S. regulators began to take an increasingly dim view of their stability.
—Adam Tooze, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2018
That dim view of human compulsion thankfully has shifted in recent decades.
—Zachary Siegel, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
This has created a particularly dim view of the economy among voters: 78 percent of Brits said the economy is in poor shape in a recent Pew Research Center survey, some of the grimmest views of any country Pew surveyed this year.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 3 July 2024
From the start of the campaign, Biden’s team has painted a relatively dim view of how the election would unfold.
—Michael Scherer, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Something similar may be about to happen with rats, at least in Europe, where regulators are taking an increasingly dim view on the use of anticoagulant rodenticides.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 22 June 2024
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Paul Farmer, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2011
The culture of corporate excess in certain institutions before, during, and after the global economic crisis has helped to entrench the dim view of the business community held by some sections of society.
—Klaus Schwab, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2015
Shares recently turned positive for the year, but analysts still have a dim view, with the majority at a hold rating.
—Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
At the same time as the Fed tided the European banks over during the crisis, U.S. regulators began to take an increasingly dim view of their stability.
—Adam Tooze, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2018
That dim view of human compulsion thankfully has shifted in recent decades.
—Zachary Siegel, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
This has created a particularly dim view of the economy among voters: 78 percent of Brits said the economy is in poor shape in a recent Pew Research Center survey, some of the grimmest views of any country Pew surveyed this year.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 3 July 2024
From the start of the campaign, Biden’s team has painted a relatively dim view of how the election would unfold.
—Michael Scherer, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Something similar may be about to happen with rats, at least in Europe, where regulators are taking an increasingly dim view on the use of anticoagulant rodenticides.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 22 June 2024
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“Dim view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dim%20view. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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