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disapproval en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • [dɪsəˈpɹuːvəɫ] (UK)
  • /dɪsəˈpɹuvəl/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English disapprove Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English disapproval From disapprove + -al.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of disapproving; condemnation.
    • Everyone glared in disapproval at the man talking loudly on the phone.

Forms

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disapprovals Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

consent · approbation · accedence · approval · assentment · approval · authorization · accession · approval · OK · assent · encouragement · sanction · assent · allowance

Hypernyms

judgement

Hyponyms

self-abnegation

Relateds

disapprove · no · opposition · condemnation · disapprobation · objection

Synonyms

reprehension · refusal · unapproval · disapprobation · censure · abnegation · attainture · condemnation · declination · nonconsent · dispraise · dispraise · repudiation · damnation · nonassent · blame · dissension · unconsent · disapprobation · turndown · censure · nonapproval · disapproval · denial · renunciation · improbation · attaintment · condemning · disapproval · prohibition · rejection · attainder

Translations (25)

sa असंमति (disapproval) · la improbātiō (disapproval) · az qınaq (disapproval) · fr désapprobation (disapproval) · it disapprovazione (disapproval) · uk несхва́лення (disapproval) · sv ogillande (disapproval) · ml വിസമ്മതം (disapproval) · pl dezaprobata (disapproval) · mi kirikiriā (disapproval) · bg порицание (disapproval) · fi vastustus (disapproval) · nl afkeuring (disapproval) · hu helytelenítés (disapproval) · be неадабрэ́нне (disapproval) · hu rosszallás (disapproval) · gl desaprobación (disapproval) · ca desaprovació (disapproval) · ru неодобре́ние (disapproval) · es desaprobación (disapproval) · el αποδοκιμασία (disapproval) · bg неодобрение (disapproval) · eo malaprobo (disapproval) · de Missbilligung (disapproval) · ro dezaprobare (disapproval)