frown upon

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frown upon

verb frowns upon · frowning upon · frowned upon

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.
Similar: frown at, frown on

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verb facial expression

Español	desaprobar, estar mal visto
Português	torcer o nariz
Français	désapprouver, réprouver, ne pas voir d’un très bon œil, voir d'un mauvais œil
Deutsch	missbilligen, verpönen, unbeliebt sein, nicht gutheißen
Italiano	indispettire, disapprovare, corrucciare, corrucciarsi
Русский	осуждать osuždatʹ, порицать poricatʹ

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@misc{frown_upon_2026,
  title = {frown upon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frown%20upon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}