frowns upon
Views with disfavor
Frowns upon means to disapprove of or regard with disfavor: The company frowns upon employees using social media during work hours.
The phrase suggests quiet disapproval rather than outright prohibition—something tolerated but not encouraged.
Society frowns upon those who don't pull their weight.
- looks down onRegards as inferior
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- raised eyebrowsFacial sign of skepticism
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
blasphemy · taboo · social norms · prohibition · rudeness · poor taste · dishonesty · disdains · moral judgment · aversion · irreverence · censorship · bad form · distaste · misconduct · impropriety · malpractice · condemns