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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Are his latest moves made in the spirit of a guide trying to lead his fellow Democrats out of the forest of disapproval?—
Joel Fox,
Orange County Register,
7 Mar. 2025 -
What To Know According to Newsweek's average of the 10 of the most recent numbers from top polls, Trump has a 48 percent approval rating and a 48 percent disapproval rating.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And this statement is a disgrace to the DOJ and the rule of law.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
24 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
Verb
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The industry disliked the wage increase but loathed the challenge to the franchise system and responded with a referendum to overturn the law.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
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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First off, there’s no shame in losing your bibliophilic gusto at some point.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
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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While Chiuri has been criticized by some for playing it safe with commercial collections that helped to turbocharge Dior’s growth, Prigent gradually understood her messaging is anything but conservative.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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With contempt and termination by an unelected billionaire who never served in a uniform in his life.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
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People were simply happy to see each other again, having gone through the final season boycott and reverse boycott together and unified in their disdain for A’s owner John Fisher but with no contempt for the players and coaches who had no choice but to follow their job out of town.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Disesteem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disesteem. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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