frown upon

English - Turkish

Definition of frown upon in English Turkish dictionary

karşı çıkmak

razı olmamak

onaylamamak

uygun görmemek

hoş görmemek

Related Terms

frown upon something

uygun bulmamak

frown on, upon

uygun görmemek, karşı çıkmak

English - English

Definition of frown upon in English English dictionary

To disapprove (of)

Baiting fish is not illegal in this state, but strongly frowned upon.

look disapprovingly upon

If something is frowned upon or is frowned on people disapprove of it. This practice is frowned upon as being wasteful Many teachers frown on such practices

Related Terms

frown upon

look disapprovingly upon

Hyphenation

frown up·on

Turkish pronunciation

fraun ıpän

Synonyms

frown on

Pronunciation

/ˈfroun əˈpän/ /ˈfraʊn əˈpɑːn/

Etymology

[ 'fraun ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English frounen, from Middle French froigner to snort, frown, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh ffroen nostril, Old Irish srón nose.