disapprove
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
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to consider wrong, bad, etc
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(tr) to withhold approval from
Other Word Forms
- disapprover noun
- disapproving adjective
- disapprovingly adverb
- postdisapproved adjective
Etymology
Origin of disapprove
Example Sentences
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The disapproving way she’s looking at me sets off alarm bells.
From Literature
In a CBS survey taken before the weekend's shooting, 61% of respondents said that ICE is being "too tough when stopping and detaining people", while 58% disapproved of his handling of immigration as a whole.
From BBC
In a poll conducted this month by the New York Times and Siena University, 58% of respondents said they disapprove of the way the president is handling the economy.
From Los Angeles Times
She says the other mothers scoffed at her parenting choices - she bottle-feeds her son - and seemed to disapprove of her choosing to deliver her baby by caesarean section.
From BBC
Aunt Kitty gave me a disapproving scowl, and I pushed on before she brought up adding penmanship to my lessons in vocabulary and sums.
From Literature
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