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dis·ap·prov·al    Audio Help   [dis-uh-proo-vuhl] Pronunciation Key
–noun
the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.

[Origin: 1655–65; dis-1 + approval]

disapprobation, dislike, condemnation.
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dis·ap·prov·al    Audio Help   (dĭs'ə-prōō'vəl)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The act of disapproving; condemnation or censure.

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disapproval

noun
1. a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing [ant: approval
2. the expression of disapproval [ant: approval
3. an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group [syn: disfavor
4. the act of disapproving or condemning [ant: approval

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˌdisapˈproval noun
Example: She frowned to show her disapproval.
Arabic: إسْتِنْكار، إسْتِهْجان، عَدَم اسْتِحْسان
Chinese (Simplified): 不同意
Chinese (Traditional): 不同意
Czech: nesouhlas
Danish: misbilligelse; modvilje; uvilje
Dutch: afkeuring
Estonian: pahameel
Finnish: paheksunta
French: désapprobation
German: die Mißbilligung
Greek: αποδοκιμασία
Hungarian: rosszallás
Icelandic: vanþóknun
Indonesian: ketidaksenangan
Italian: disapprovazione
Japanese: 不賛成
Korean: 부정, 불만
Latvian: neatzīšana (par labu); nosodīšana; nosodījums
Lithuanian: nepritarimas
Norwegian: uvilje
Polish: dezaprobata
Portuguese (Brazil): desaprovação
Portuguese (Portugal): desaprovação
Romanian: dezaprobare
Russian: неодобрение
Slovak: nesúhlas
Slovenian: neodobravanje
Spanish: desaprobación
Swedish: ogillande
Turkish: onaylamama, uygun bulmama
See also: disapprove, disapproving

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