frowned on

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The family of Sergiu Celibidache, another conductor who frowned on recording, took the opposite position, allowing the release of many albums after his death.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023

As a classicist, he frowned on rock and roll as an "expression of base passions" and once called popular music a "cult of banality".

From Reuters • Dec. 28, 2022

Van Seenus said it was frowned on when she started out for models to pursue other careers or public passions.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022

Courts have frowned on sharing nonpublic data among competitors.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2022

Camp authori-ties frowned on mess hall hopping and tried to stop it, but the good cooks liked it.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston