disesteem

¹dis·es·teem

transitive verb \ˌdis-ə-ˈstēm\

Definition of DISESTEEM

: to regard with disfavor

Examples of DISESTEEM

1. <a survey showing that both candidates are disesteemed by the majority of eligible voters>

First Known Use of DISESTEEM

1594

Related to DISESTEEM

Synonyms

deprecate, discountenance, disapprove (of), disfavor, dislike, frown (on or upon), mislike, reprove, tsk-tsk, tut (over or about), tut-tut (over or about)

Antonyms

approve, favor, like

Related Words

disrelish, object (to), pooh-pooh (also pooh), reject, reprehend, reprobate, scorn; censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, discommend; chide, rebuke, reproach, scold

Near Antonyms

endorse (also indorse), sanction, support; adore, delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), love, relish, revel (in)

Rhymes with DISESTEEM

academe, balance beam, blow off steam, buttercream, clotted cream, double-team, enthymeme, heavy cream, misesteem, monotreme, on the beam, self-esteem, treponeme

²disesteem

noun

Definition of DISESTEEM

: disfavor, disrepute

Examples of DISESTEEM

1. <made clear his disesteem of her decision to pursue an acting career>
2. <the medical researcher had fallen into great disesteem after having been caught faking her lab results>

First Known Use of DISESTEEM

1603

Related to DISESTEEM

Synonyms

deprecation, disapprobation, discountenance, disapproval, disfavor, dislike, displeasure

Antonyms

approbation, approval, favor

Related Words

disrelish, distaste; rejection, thumbs-down; blame, censure, condemnation, criticism, denunciation, dispraise, opprobrium, reprehension, reproach, reprobation; antagonism, antipathy, hostility; belittlement, disparagement, objection, opposition

Near Antonyms

acclaim, commendation, praise; endorsement (also indorsement), sanction, thumbs-up; empathy, sympathy