dim view

noun

: a bad opinion
The author's dim view of politicians is apparent throughout the book.
She takes a dim view of human nature.

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The conception of the role, marked by a dim view of stardom’s suffocating alienation, was something Jolie clearly understood. Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 Most often, those politicians engaging in this sort of demagoguery have been Democrats, whose party has traditionally taken a dim view of the industry and fossil fuels in general since the presidency of Jimmy Carter in the late 1970s. David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Some people forget that Fitzgerald took a dim view of the extremes to which a young striver might go in the name of reinvention. Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Moreover, among the coalition of black women who’d backed Harris, there were many who took a dim view of the Israeli state project. Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dim view

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“Dim view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dim%20view. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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