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disesteem
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of DISESTEEM
1
refusal to accept as right or desirable <made clear his disesteem of her decision to pursue an acting career>
Related Words disrelish, distaste; rejection, thumbs-down; blame, censure, condemnation, criticism, denunciation, dispraise, opprobrium, reprehension, reproach, reprobation; antagonism, antipathy, hostility; belittlement, disparagement, objection, opposition
Near Antonyms acclaim, commendation, praise; endorsement (also indorsement), sanction, thumbs-up; empathy, sympathy
2
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>
Synonyms discredit, disesteem, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame
Related Words scandal; contempt, despite, disdain, scorn; deprecation, disapprobation, disapproval, disfavor; abasement, debasement, debasing, degradation, dust, humbling, humiliation; blot, brand, shadow, slur, smirch, spot, stain, stigma, taint
Near Antonyms admiration, appreciation, estimation, regard; awe, fear, reverence; fame, glory, renown, repute
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