DISESTEEM Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of disesteem

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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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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disesteem

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verb

ˌdis-ə-ˈstēm

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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Noun

According to Warburton, Barbara shared her husband's devout Catholic faith and his strong disapproval of their son's most popular shows.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
As many hairstyles and hair colors as Theron has rocked over the years—and there have been many—there was one that got a stamp of disapproval from her daughters.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 30 July 2026

Definition of disapproval

Noun

The shop was quickly bombarded on Google with one-star reviews with people describing the shop and its inventory as terrible, stupid, shameful, awful and a disgrace.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
And now, a decade and a half after his downfall and disgrace, Galliano is set to be the focus of a major exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of disgrace

Verb

But even those people who dislike the very existence of private schools in big cities would be hard-pressed to make the case that the entire sector collectively makes up a torture chamber.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Then there could be optical disruption in which the quantum dots emit specific wavelengths of light under ambient conditions that insects instinctively dislike.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of dislike

Noun

For the countless women who either never bounce back or bounce back slowly, social media can add a layer of shame.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Which is a shame, because these guys were just as talented (if not more talented) than some of the more popular axe-slingers of the 80s.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of shame

Verb

Chief Critic Democratic Party consultant and former President Barack Obama’s ex-campaign adviser David Axelrod criticized the White House’s decision to use the old plane as a decoy with journalists on board.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
The two lawmakers have intensely criticized Fauci over the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic for years, with Paul recently releasing diary entries penned by Fauci during the height of the pandemic.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticize

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In remarks just before the contempt vote, Paul said the committee was strictly responding to Fauci's refusal to testify, rather than his decisions during the pandemic.

— Eric McDaniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
Fauci will first face a contempt of Congress vote within the 15-member Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, which has an eight-member Republican majority.

— Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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