frown upon

frown upon
verb
look disapprovingly upon (Freq. 1)
Syn: ↑frown on
Hypernyms: ↑disapprove
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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ˈfrown ˌon ˈfrown u ˌpon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they frown on he/she/it frowns on present participle frowning on past tense frowned on past participle frowned on] phrasal verb
to not approve of something

Personal phone calls are frowned on at work.

Thesaurus: to disapprove of something or someonesynonym
Main entry: frown

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