Phrase guide

frown upon

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To disapprove of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: frown at, frown on

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

look disapprovingly upon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: frown on

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disapprove

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: qınamaq — facial expression
  • Finnish: paheksua — facial expression
  • French: désapprouver — facial expression
  • French: réprouver — facial expression
  • French: ne pas voir d’un très bon œil — facial expression
  • French: voir d'un mauvais œil — facial expression
  • German: missbilligen — facial expression
  • German: verpönen — facial expression
  • German: unbeliebt sein — facial expression
  • German: nicht gutheißen — facial expression
  • Icelandic: líta á með vanþóknun — facial expression
  • Italian: indispettire — facial expression
  • Italian: disapprovare — facial expression
  • Italian: corrucciare — facial expression
  • Italian: corrucciarsi — facial expression
  • Occitan: desaprovar — facial expression
  • Polish: krzywo patrzeć — facial expression
  • Portuguese: torcer o nariz — facial expression
  • Russian: осуждать (osuždatʹ) — facial expression
  • Russian: порицать (poricatʹ) — facial expression
  • Spanish: desaprobar — facial expression
  • Spanish: estar mal visto — facial expression