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What does frown upon mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word frown upon? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To disapprove of.
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What scientists frown upon is levelling arguments based on rank ignorance and logical fallacies.
The word struck unpleasantly upon the Virginia lordling's ear, and he echoed it with a suspicion of a frown upon his brow.
Although commodity Murabahah is allowed by sharia scholars, they frown upon it because the intention of the parties is solely to get cash.
What of future chairmen who choose to interpret these rules as they see fit, to frown upon dissent and to suppress it?
Books on judicial ethics rightly frown upon a judge s passing the buck to counsel.
But being misleading is a universal concept: most have done it and most frown upon it.

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