disapproval

[ dis-uh-proo-vuhl ]
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noun
  1. the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.

Origin of disapproval

1
First recorded in 1655–65; dis-1 + approval

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Other words from disapproval

  • self-dis·ap·prov·al, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for disapproval

disapproval

/ (ˌdɪsəˈpruːvəl) /


noun
  1. the act or a state or feeling of disapproving; censure; condemnation

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