" disesteems "

1: refusal to accept as right or desirable;

  * e.g., " ... made clear his disesteem of her decision to pursue an acting career "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deprecations,

•  disapprobations,

•  disapprovals,

•  discountenances,

•  disfavors,

•  dislikes,

•  displeasures

•  Antonyms : 

•  approbations,

•  approvals,

•  favors

2: the state of having lost the esteem of others;

  * e.g., " ... the medical researcher had fallen into great disesteem after having been caught faking her lab results "

•  Synonyms : 

•  discredit,

•  disgraces,

•  dishonors,

•  disreputes,

•  ignominies,

•  infamies,

•  obloquies,

•  odiums,

•  opprobriums,

•  reproaches,

•  shames

•  Antonyms : 

•  esteems,

•  honors,

•  respects

1: refusal to accept as right or desirable;

  * e.g., " ... made clear his disesteem of her decision to pursue an acting career "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deprecation,

•  disapprobation,

•  disapproval,

•  discountenance,

•  disfavor,

•  dislike,

•  displeasure

•  Antonyms : 

•  approbation,

•  approval,

•  favor

2: the state of having lost the esteem of others;

  * e.g., " ... the medical researcher had fallen into great disesteem after having been caught faking her lab results "

•  Synonyms : 

•  discredit,

•  disgrace,

•  dishonor,

•  disrepute,

•  ignominy,

•  infamy,

•  obloquy,

•  odium,

•  opprobrium,

•  reproach,

•  shame

•  Antonyms : 

•  esteem,

•  honor,

•  respect

1: to hold an unfavorable opinion of;

  * e.g., " ... a survey showing that both candidates are disesteemed by the majority of eligible voters "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deprecates,

•  disapproves (of),

•  discountenances,

•  disfavors,

•  dislikes,

•  frowns (on or upon),

•  mislikes,

•  reproves,

•  tsk-tsks,

•  tuts (over or about),

•  tut-tuts (over or about)

•  Antonyms : 

•  approves,

•  favors,

•  likes

1: to hold an unfavorable opinion of;

  * e.g., " ... a survey showing that both candidates are disesteemed by the majority of eligible voters "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deprecate,

•  disapprove (of),

•  discountenance,

•  disfavor,

•  dislike,

•  frown (on or upon),

•  mislike,

•  reprove,

•  tsk-tsk,

•  tut (over or about),

•  tut-tut (over or about)

•  Antonyms : 

•  approve,

•  favor,

•  like