disapprove
verb (used with object)
to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
has disapproved
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present perfectof disapprove (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The EPA has disapproved of the air district’s plans several times in the past, but the region has managed to avert potential sanctions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
Kardashian reportedly has disapproved of West's Twitter tirades — but now it seems that if she can't beat him, she'll join him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2016
Traditionally, the Forest Service has disapproved of messy, tangled old-growth forests, whose dank, rotting understory and ancient trees it has referred to as "overmature" and "decadent."
From Time Magazine Archive
She has disapproved of me and scolded me ever since she found out about Cynthia’s dress, and I can’t bear to be disapproved of.
From Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter by Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams) Champney
Peggy has heard that whisper many times before; has heard it beguiling her into frequent concessions that her judgment has disapproved.
From Doctor Cupid by Rhoda Broughton
