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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Doctors and medical professionals, however, take a much more dim view of the whole thing.
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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
Judges want to see judgments paid and thus can often take a very dim view of asset protection planning.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
With such invidious comparisons, and with such a dim view of collective action, Williams is unable to make the case as to how precisely his homeland is to move towards a post-racial utopia.
—Book Marks
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
Musk shared Marocco’s dim view of foreign assistance.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
For many years, stations have taken a fairly dim view of national broadcast programming, objecting to its cost and, sometimes, its conflict with local viewer tastes.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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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
Judges want to see judgments paid and thus can often take a very dim view of asset protection planning.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
With such invidious comparisons, and with such a dim view of collective action, Williams is unable to make the case as to how precisely his homeland is to move towards a post-racial utopia.
—Book Marks
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
Musk shared Marocco’s dim view of foreign assistance.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
For many years, stations have taken a fairly dim view of national broadcast programming, objecting to its cost and, sometimes, its conflict with local viewer tastes.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Dim view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dim%20view. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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