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disesteem

disesteem

9.9
Lack of respect or approval from other people
  • noun
  • /ˌdɪsɪˈstim/
translation icon : desprecio
  • His actions led to a significant disesteem in the community.

Examples

  • There was a growing sense of disesteem towards the CEO.

  • The politician fell into disesteem after the scandal became public.

  • His dishonest actions led to his disesteem among colleagues.

  • It took years for the company to recover from the disesteem caused by its unethical practices.

  • His constant mistakes led to a growing disesteem for him among his colleagues.

  • After the scandal, the politician faced public disesteem that affected his career.

  • The author's negative reviews resulted in a significant disesteem from the literary community.

Synonyms

disrepute
vsdisesteem
6 7.6

A bad reputation that makes people think less of a person or group

is loss of respect or approval without stressing public reputation
disfavor
vsdisesteem
4 6.2

Lack of public support or approval

is a stronger loss of respect and esteem rather than mild disapproval

Antonyms

esteem
276 3.6

A feeling of respect and liking for someone or something

How Respected

esteem
276 3.6
disapproval
45 3.0
disesteem
9.9
contempt
131 5.5

Surface Forms

disesteem singular
disesteems plural

Morphology

disesteem = esteem (transparent) = dis + esteem

The noun sense is directly interpretable as absence or loss of 'esteem'.

Etymology

Disesteem comes from the prefix dis- meaning 'not' and the word esteem meaning 'respect'. As a noun, disesteem is the state of being 'not respected' or the loss of respect.