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 situation is tricky enough in the case of innovations that users voluntarily adopt—plenty of people do not let their dim view of Meta overly interfere with their enjoyment of Instagram.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Phil Buckingham outlined the relevant laws of the game for us and while hair-pulling isn’t specifically referenced within them, referees and VAR reviews are taking a dim view of it.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 May 2026
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.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 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
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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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Phil Buckingham outlined the relevant laws of the game for us and while hair-pulling isn’t specifically referenced within them, referees and VAR reviews are taking a dim view of it.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 May 2026
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.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 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
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 12 May. 2026.
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