disapproval
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əˈpru noun
the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
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| —n | |
| the act or a state or feeling of disapproving; censure; condemnation | |
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Disapproval
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Example sentences
They have survived their families' shock and disapproval and the stares and unwelcome comments of strangers.
By removing any real human engagement, they enable us to cultivate our narcissism without the risk of disapproval or criticism.
There are people too afraid of disapproval to venture out for a job interview, a date or even a meal in public.
But his demotion from the modernist canon has been prompted by moral disapproval as well.
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