disapprove
verb (used with object)
to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
have been disapproving
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present perfect progressiveof disapprove.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair met Nelson Mandela several times and described how he might easily have been disapproving of Britain because of the history of colonialism, but in fact he was quite the opposite.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2013
