1
as in disapproval
refusal to accept as right or desirable
made clear his disesteem of her decision to pursue an acting career
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2
as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others
the medical researcher had fallen into great disesteem after having been caught faking her lab results
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as in to dislike
to hold an unfavorable opinion of
a survey showing that both candidates are disesteemed by the majority of eligible voters
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disesteem
Noun
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June 16-12: Trump’s approval rating remained stagnant at 42% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken June 11-16, compared to the groups’ May poll, but his disapproval rating increased two points, to 54%, in the latest survey of 4,258 U.S. adults (margin of error 2).—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025 -
Trump's approval rating in the same poll is 46 percent versus a 51 percent disapproval rating.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Rachael Rollins, about to be fired in disgrace as U.S. attorney, was number 20.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
10 Aug. 2025
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In 1974: Gerald R. Ford took the presidential oath of office one day after President Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill so disliked a portrait commissioned for his eightieth birthday that his secretary burned it.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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Some of the gentry dislike her, but the lower orders have a great regard for her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Parrilla has the more complex role; Bruiser is unprincipled and lacking in shame, yet generally correct and fair.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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Don’t be afraid to ask for assistance Airports usually have accessibility services that are readily available, and for senior travelers, there should be no shame in taking advantage of them.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Trump amps up his attacks on CEOs and other executives Trump has long used social media and his other public statements to cajole, criticize and praise companies and individual CEOs.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Some social media users have criticized the department’s reverence for the 1940s, noting the period predated the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which outlawed segregation, as well as other landmark legislation and Supreme Court decisions that were key to the civil rights era.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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He was arraigned on Sunday, Aug. 3, on charges of burglary, criminal contempt and weapons possession.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Donald was hit with a slew of charges including assault, strangulation, harassment, criminal obstruction of breathing and contempt of court in that case and was freed on $20,000 bail.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Disesteem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disesteem. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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