frown upon
verb1
To disapprove of.
- Regular passengers become familiar with their train and attempts to change its make-up or any other aspect of its working are more often than not frowned upon, even though the change is probably for the better.1962 September, Warren Smith, “The problems of coaching stock rostering and operation”, in Modern Railways, page 193:
- For example, the people of the Trobriand Islands engage freely in sexual relations before marriage, but premarital pregnancy is strongly frowned upon.1991, Michael Talbot, The Holographic Universe, page 101:
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- However, working from home permanently is increasingly being frowned upon by employers, and therefore people are coming to work two or three days per week.2025 September 3, Christian Wolmar, “9 to 5: The changing face of commuting”, in RAIL, number 1043, page 57: