Unapproval

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The failure to approve something.

    "His thoughts are filled with the hatred he has for the Tolin Da, but it is the constant unapproval from his father, the inability Peter has to even make him proud, that is truly at the root of his madness."

Example

More examples

"His thoughts are filled with the hatred he has for the Tolin Da, but it is the constant unapproval from his father, the inability Peter has to even make him proud, that is truly at the root of his madness."

Etymology

From un- + approval.

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