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disapproval

[dis-uh-proo-vuhl] Origin

dis·ap·prov·al

[dis-uh-proo-vuhl]
noun
the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.

Origin:
1655–65; dis-1 + approval

self-dis·ap·prov·al, noun


disapprobation, dislike, condemnation.

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disapproval (ˌdɪsəˈpruːvəl)
 
n
the act or a state or feeling of disapproving; censure; condemnation

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disapproval
1660s, from disapprove + -al (2).
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