What does frown upon mean?

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frown upon

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. frown on, frown uponverb

    look disapprovingly upon

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  1. frown uponverb

    To disapprove (of).

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  1. frown upon

    Frown upon is a phrase used to describe explicit disapproval, dislike, or dissatisfaction with a certain action, behavior, or situation. It indicates that something is generally considered unacceptable or inappropriate in a social or moral context.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of frown upon in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of frown upon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of frown upon in a Sentence

  1. Jamie Turner:

    There are conservative elements in Iran that would frown upon these images because they show young people in bikinis and others drinking alcohol. What I see are images of kids who are rebelling against the social norms that they grew up with.


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  • rynke påDanish
  • nicht gutheißen, verpönen, unbeliebt sein, missbilligenGerman
  • desaprobar, estar mal vistoSpanish
  • paheksuaFinnish
  • désapprouver, réprouver, ne pas voir d’un très bon œilFrench
  • líta á með vanþóknunIcelandic
  • corrucciarsi, disapprovare, indispettire, corrucciareItalian
  • 時の顔をしかめますJapanese
  • rynkade påSwedish

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