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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With less than a year until Chicago’s next mayoral election and amid a growing field of prospective candidates, more city residents hold a dim view of incumbent Brandon Johnson than a positive one about his often-chaotic first term at City Hall, a new poll shows.
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Every other California gubernatorial candidate is left to fight over the scraps, while voters and some political operatives have a dim view of the remaining field.
—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
Trump, then a rising real estate magnate, never forgot the dim view many held of Jimmy Carter, the former peanut farmer who resoundingly lost his presidential re-election bid to Ronald Reagan.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
Yes, that one, Lilian confirmed, and said that the psychiatrist seemed to have a dim view of her clients.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Models paint dim view The preseason models do not view the Red Sox’s power potential favorably.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
For his part, Kagan held a dim view of traditional learning as practiced in local classrooms.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2025
Doctors and medical professionals, however, take a much more dim view of the whole thing.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Trump's public approval rating on immigration fell to 43% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll in August from a high of 50% in March as Americans took an increasingly dim view of his heavy-handed tactics against migrants.
—Ted Hesson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Every other California gubernatorial candidate is left to fight over the scraps, while voters and some political operatives have a dim view of the remaining field.
—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
Trump, then a rising real estate magnate, never forgot the dim view many held of Jimmy Carter, the former peanut farmer who resoundingly lost his presidential re-election bid to Ronald Reagan.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
Yes, that one, Lilian confirmed, and said that the psychiatrist seemed to have a dim view of her clients.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Models paint dim view The preseason models do not view the Red Sox’s power potential favorably.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
For his part, Kagan held a dim view of traditional learning as practiced in local classrooms.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2025
Doctors and medical professionals, however, take a much more dim view of the whole thing.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Trump's public approval rating on immigration fell to 43% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll in August from a high of 50% in March as Americans took an increasingly dim view of his heavy-handed tactics against migrants.
—Ted Hesson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Dim view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dim%20view. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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