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thumbs-down

(thŭmz′doun′)
n.
An act, instance, or sign of disapproval.
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thumbs′-down′



n.
an act, instance, or gesture of disapproval or rejection.
[1885–90]
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Translations

thumbs-down

n (inf) (= rejection) → (totale) Ablehnung ; (= criticism) → vernichtende Kritik
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