noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of disapproving; condemnation. countable, uncountable

   "Everyone glared in disapproval at the man talking loudly on the phone."

2. 2
   the act of disapproving or condemning wordnet
3. 3
   an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group wordnet
4. 4
   the expression of disapproval wordnet
5. 5
   a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing wordnet

Synonyms

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censurecondemnationdisapprobationdisfavordispleasureabjuration

Antonyms

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approval

Example

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"They communicate disapproval by shaking their heads."

Etymology

From dis- + approval.

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