frown on

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Verb

frown on (third-person singular simple present frowns on, present participle frowning on, simple past and past participle frowned on)

  1. (figuratively) To disapprove of (something or someone, often a behavior); to express disapproval of (something or someone).
    Coach frowns on smoking, even in the off-season.
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