to disapprove
- verb
- /ˌdɪsəˈpruv/
- Viewers interviewed by the press understood her motivations, although they disapproved of her methods.
- disapprove of a recommendation
- disapprove of an activity
- disapprove of society
And yeah, they they didn't, they disapproved of that.
- And yeah, they they didn't, they disapproved of that.
- These girls are told by these men, your parents disapprove of this relationship because they're racist.
- Now, the first thing is do they disapprove of him, the man or his resume?
- So why does he disapprove of these?
- So certain things we approve of and certain things we disapprove of.
- But the fact is that opinion polls and subsequent elections show that the French public does not disapprove of the operation as a whole.
- They, but they, they pause when it comes down to saying something that's going to make their completely liberal audience disapprove.
- Maybe I'm reserved, but of all the things she could have shared about my son, she told us that one look at my face and my husband knew how much I disapproved.
- You're nonverbos tell us how you disapprove of us and are dismissive in that particular way.
- Why have I disapproved of the stimulus of the the like large counter cyclical Keynesian policies?
Examples
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You know I disapprove of a widow handling her lands alone.
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Many health professionals disapprove of any competitive food sales during the school meal programs.
Academic text (2012) -
I know you disapprove, and I respect that.
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But you disapprove of how I live?
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Why did you come if you were just going to disapprove?
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Have you forgotten how they disapprove of the way that we parent?
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But the fact is that opinion polls and subsequent elections show that the French public does not disapprove of the operation as a whole.
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Although most everyone else disapproved of this turn of events, my father secretly welcomed it.
Fiction book (1995) -
Mr. Davis, it would be a humongous understatement to tell you... ...how passionately I disapprove of your actions.
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Many health professionals disapprove of any competitive food sales during the school meal programs.
Synonyms
To say what is wrong with someone or something
To say you do not agree with something
To strongly criticize someone or something publicly
To think something is not acceptable
To show strong disapproval of something, often publicly or in a formal way
To show that you do not approve of something, often for social or official reasons
Tell someone gently that what they did was wrong
To not approve of something
To dislike and not support people or things
To show that you do not agree with or support something
Antonyms
How Disapproving
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word disapprove breaks into dis- meaning 'not' and approve meaning 'to agree' or 'say yes'. So, think of shaking your head: to disapprove is to 'not approve', to show a negative opinion or that you think something is wrong.