disesteem

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

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