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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Noun
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On Tuesday evening in Spain, Vinicius was handed a two-match suspension which Ancelotti voiced his disapproval of the following afternoon when facing the media - despite the number 7 still being able to feature in the Super Cup.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025 -
The disapproval resolutions must be passed by both the Senate and House and signed by Trump once he is sworn into office to overturn a Biden-era rule.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
8 Jan. 2025
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There was also non-scripted fare such as the headline-grabbing Phillip Schofield: Castaway – the presenter’s first show since his exit in disgrace from ITV’s This Morning.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2025
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Newly unemployed after being fired in disgrace, Hamm’s character turns to stealing from his neighbors’ homes to keep up his affluent lifestyle.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
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The character is sympathetic — Firth is hard to dislike — but with an edge of peskiness.—
Calum Marsh,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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Those who dislike her are jealous, those who disagree with her are evil, and those who try to stop her are vanquished—righteously.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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The almost $200-dollar price tag might deter someone who isn’t a Beyoncé fan from buying this, and that’s a shame because this is actually quite nice.—
Jihan Forbes,
Allure,
10 Jan. 2025
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Comments in Hill’s upload ultimately support the unnamed girl and condemn the church for the public shame.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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And just this week, Pritzker openly criticized Welch after the governor said the speaker did nothing to stop more than one of his members from berating and verbally abusing staff experts from the governor’s administration called in to explain the hemp issues to the Democratic Caucus.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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However, many criticized Jones for fighting the aging Miocic and not pivoting to fight Aspinall, a younger and seemingly more dangerous fighter who holds the interim title.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Dan Scavino will return to his role as deputy chief of staff, after serving as a longtime Trump communications staffer (he was held in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify in the House Jan. 6 committee investigation, but the Justice Department declined to prosecute him).—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Rudy Giuliani is set to appear in a Washington, D.C., federal courtroom Friday as a federal judge considers a request from two Georgia election workers to hold the former New York City mayor in contempt for allegedly continuing to defame them in violation of a court order.—
Robert Legare,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Disesteem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disesteem. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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