disapproval

dis·ap·prov·al

 (dĭs′ə-pro͞o′vəl)
n.
The act of disapproving; condemnation or censure.
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disapproval

(ˌdɪsəˈpruːvəl)
n
the act or a state or feeling of disapproving; censure; condemnation
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dis•ap•prov•al

(ˌdɪs əˈpru vəl)

n.
the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure.
[1655–65]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.disapproval - a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doingdisapproval - a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
dislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"
approval - a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"
2.disapproval - the expression of disapproval
subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
condemnation, disapprobation - an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; "his uncompromising condemnation of racism"
criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"
discouragement - the expression of opposition and disapproval
commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"
3.disapproval - an inclination to withhold approval from some person or groupdisapproval - an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
doghouse - an idiomatic term for being in disfavor; "in the doghouse"
reprobation - severe disapproval
4.disapproval - the act of disapproving or condemning
judgment, assessment, judgement - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"
dispraise - the act of speaking contemptuously of
condemnation - (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
branding, stigmatisation, stigmatization - the act of stigmatizing
approval, approving, blessing - the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
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disapproval

noun displeasure, criticism, objection, condemnation, dissatisfaction, censure, reproach, denunciation, deprecation, disapprobation, stick (slang) His action had been greeted with almost universal disapproval.
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disapproval

noun
Unfavorable opinion or judgment:
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Translations
إسْتِنْكار، إسْتِهْجان، عَدَم اسْتِحْسان
nesouhlas
misbilligelsemodviljeuvilje
Missbilligung
desaprobación
désapprobationréprobation
rosszallás
vanòóknun
disapprovazionedispiacere
uvilje
neodobravanje
onaylamamauygun bulmama
不同意

disapproval

[ˌdɪsəˈpruːvəl] Ndesaprobación f
she pursed her lips in disapprovalfrunció los labios en un gesto de desaprobación
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disapproval

[ˌdɪsəˈpruːvəl] n (of person, behaviour, plan, decision)désapprobation f
a chorus of disapproval → une très forte désapprobation
to meet with disapproval → être désapprouvé(e)
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disapproval

nMissbilligung f; murmur of disapprovalmissbilligendes Gemurmel
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disapproval

[dɪsəˈpruːvl] ndisapprovazione f
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disapprove

(disəˈpruːv) verb
to have an unfavourable opinion (of). Her mother disapproved of her behaviour.
ˌdisapˈproval noun
She frowned to show her disapproval.
ˌdisapˈproving adjective
a disapproving look.
ˌdisapˈprovingly adverb
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