1
as in disapproval
refusal to accept as right or desirable
made clear his disesteem of her decision to pursue an acting career
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2
as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others
the medical researcher had fallen into great disesteem after having been caught faking her lab results
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as in to dislike
to hold an unfavorable opinion of
a survey showing that both candidates are disesteemed by the majority of eligible voters
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disesteem
Noun
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Some of those polls also show that Trump's disapproval ratings are surpassing his approval ratings.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
23 Feb. 2025 -
Under a post from Entertainment Tonight, which shared his video, folks flooded the comments section to voice their disapproval/disgust/concern.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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Multiple clubs were sold in the aftermath, while a long list of coaches and general managers were dismissed or stepped down in disgrace.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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Gascón’s disgrace has given Hollywood a rare chance to right an egregious wrong.—
Giancarlo Sopo,
IndieWire,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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So many people love him and so many people really dislike him.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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What remained unclear is how much of a lasting boost China’s economy could get from the ingenuity of one start-up, or how much confidence the business community could derive from the sudden friendliness of a leader who has a reputation for distrusting and disliking the private sector.—
Li Yuan,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The production has a lot of recorded sound and this has its issues; some of the language therein is inaudible, which is a shame, albeit something easily corrected.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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No American travels abroad without blushing for shame for his country on this subject.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Some party leaders have been criticized for using Nazi slogans and downplaying the Holocaust.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2025
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Hackman was praised for his acting but the movie was fiercely criticized for appearing to whitewash history and marginalize Black characters.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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In 1957, he was indicted by a federal grand jury on 10 counts of contempt and, after years of legal wrangling, in 1961, convicted and sentenced to a year in prison.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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The lowest score is reserved for expressions of contempt and calls for violence against one’s opponents; the highest is awarded to those treating others with dignity.—
Kellen Browning,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Disesteem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disesteem. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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