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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Musk shared Marocco’s dim view of foreign assistance. Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025 Nationwide, Americans took a generally dim view of Trump's threats to arrest Democratic officials like California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat. Jason Lange, USA Today, 13 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 Respondents held a dim view of both parties, even as 58% said that the government should do more to solve problems – a record high in over 30 years of the network's polling. James Powel, USA Today, 1 June 2025 Americans have taken an increasingly dim view of Trump’s major moves on the world stage. Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 Apr. 2025 However, if consumers have a dim view of the present, their future outlook is even grimmer. Kevin Williams, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025 Development Traps in Latin America and the Caribbean: Vital Transformations and How to Manage Them In this state-of-the-art comprehensive study, UN economists take a starkly dim view of Latin America’s overall performance. Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025 This unfortunate incident may partially explain why MacHale took a somewhat dim view of The Midnight Society in later years. Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024

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