Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take a dim view of

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
take a dim view of
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dislike; to regard with skepticism, disbelief, disfavor, etc.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

takes a dim view of (present, singular) taking a dim view of (participle, present) took a dim view of (past) taken a dim view of (participle, past) form a dim view of (alternative)

Questions

What does take a dim view of mean?
To dislike; to regard with skepticism, disbelief, disfavor, etc.

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