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frowned on

frowned on is the simple past and past participle of frown on.

Meaning of frown on

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.
    Synonyms:
    frown at, frown upon

Questions about frowned on

What is frowned on the simple past and past participle of?
Frowned on is the simple past and past participle of frown on.

Words near frowned on in the dictionary

  1. frown on
  2. frown upon
  3. frownd
  4. frowned
  5. frowned at
  6. frowned on
  7. frowned upon
  8. frowner
  9. frowners
  10. frownest
  11. frowneth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: frowned on (page history and authors); frown on (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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