disapprove
verb (used with object)
to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
disapprovingly
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a word derived from
disapprove.
Example Sentences
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I’m not here to collect sympathy, convert you to the church of AA, nor frown disapprovingly over proceedings from some moral high ground.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2023
Szasz transferred Williams’s setting of New Orleans to what Nelson Pressley in The Washington Post described disapprovingly as “a flavorless gray anyplace.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
At a sceney hotel in the Meatpacking District, Capt. Lee Rosbach glances disapprovingly at the waiter, who sports a severe undercut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
This isn’t a problem, but I did catch myself staring disapprovingly at my image for an embarrassing amount of time during our calls.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2021
“Arranged marriages are quite common in our region, Princess,” Phillip said, frowning disapprovingly at them both.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
