To have or express an unfavorable opinion of

• deprecate

  1. To feel and express disapproval of; plead against
  2. (Archaic) To try to avert by prayer
  3. (Computers) To mark (a component of a software standard) as obsolete to warn against its use in the future so that it may be phased out.

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  1. To feel and express disapproval of; plead against
  2. (Archaic) To try to avert by prayer
  3. (Computers) To mark (a component of a software standard) as obsolete to warn against its use in the future so that it may be phased out.

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• discountenance

  1. To put out of countenance; disconcert.
  2. To view or treat with disfavor.
  3. To refuse approval or support to; discourage

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  1. To put out of countenance; disconcert.
  2. To view or treat with disfavor.
  3. To refuse approval or support to; discourage

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• disesteem

  1. To hold in low esteem; dislike; despise; slight
  2. To hold in disfavor.
  3. To hold little or no esteem for; to consider worthless.

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  1. To hold in low esteem; dislike; despise; slight
  2. To hold in disfavor.
  3. To hold little or no esteem for; to consider worthless.

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• disfavor

  1. US spelling of disfavour.
  2. To regard or treat unfavorably; slight
  3. To slow down or otherwise reduce the success of (a chemical process or pathway):

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  1. US spelling of disfavour.
  2. To regard or treat unfavorably; slight
  3. To slow down or otherwise reduce the success of (a chemical process or pathway):

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• frown on

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• object

  1. To present a dissenting or opposing argument; raise an objection:
  2. To put forward in or as a reason for opposition; offer as criticism:
  3. To bring forward as a reason, instance, etc.; adduce

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  1. To present a dissenting or opposing argument; raise an objection:
  2. To put forward in or as a reason for opposition; offer as criticism:
  3. To bring forward as a reason, instance, etc.; adduce

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To condemn; often used with of

• object to

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• dislike

  1. To have a feeling of not liking; feel aversion to; have objections to
  2. To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. [from 16th c.]
  3. To regard with distaste or aversion.

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  1. To have a feeling of not liking; feel aversion to; have objections to
  2. To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. [from 16th c.]
  3. To regard with distaste or aversion.

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• deplore

  1. To regret; bemoan.
  2. To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn:
  3. To regard as unfortunate or wretched

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  1. To regret; bemoan.
  2. To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn:
  3. To regard as unfortunate or wretched

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• decry

  1. To express disapproval of (a person); denounce:
  2. To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor.
  3. To speak out against strongly and openly; denounce

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  1. To express disapproval of (a person); denounce:
  2. To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor.
  3. To speak out against strongly and openly; denounce

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• reprobate

  1. To disapprove of; condemn.
  2. To reject
  3. To abandon to eternal damnation. Used of God.

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  1. To disapprove of; condemn.
  2. To reject
  3. To abandon to eternal damnation. Used of God.

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• view with disfavor

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• frown on

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• frown-upon

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• look askance at

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To reject

• spurn

  1. To show contempt or disdain in refusing or rejecting
  2. (Archaic) To push or drive away contemptuously with or as with the foot
  3. To refuse or reject with contempt or disdain; scorn

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  1. To show contempt or disdain in refusing or rejecting
  2. (Archaic) To push or drive away contemptuously with or as with the foot
  3. To refuse or reject with contempt or disdain; scorn

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• disallow

  1. To refuse to allow; reject as untrue, invalid, or illegal
  2. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.

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  1. To refuse to allow; reject as untrue, invalid, or illegal
  2. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.

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• set-aside

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• veto

  1. To forbid, prohibit, or decide against:
  2. To forbid; prohibit; refuse consent to
  3. To prevent or delay (a legislative bill) from becoming law by exercising the power of veto.

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  1. To forbid, prohibit, or decide against:
  2. To forbid; prohibit; refuse consent to
  3. To prevent or delay (a legislative bill) from becoming law by exercising the power of veto.

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