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dis·ap·prove

Audio Help [dis-uh-proov] Pronunciation Key verb, -proved, -prov·ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.

2.	to withhold approval from; decline to sanction: The Senate disapproved the nominations.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to have an unfavorable opinion; express disapproval (usually fol. by of).

[Origin: 1475–85; dis-¹ + approve

]

—Related forms

dis·ap·prov·er, noun

dis·ap·prov·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. deplore, decry, criticize.

—Antonyms 1. praise.

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dis·ap·prove Audio Help   (dĭs'ə-prōōv') Pronunciation Key
v.   dis·ap·proved, dis·ap·prov·ing, dis·ap·proves

v.   tr.

To have an unfavorable opinion of; condemn.
To refuse to approve; reject.

v. intr.
To have an unfavorable opinion: disapproves of drinking.

dis'ap·prov'er n., dis'ap·prov'ing·ly adv.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
disapprove

1481, originally "disprove;" as the reverse of approve, it is first attested 1647.

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disapprove
verb
1.	consider bad or wrong [ant: approve]
2.	deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" [ant: approve]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
disapprove [disəˈpruːv] verb

to have an unfavourable opinion (of)
Example: Her mother disapproved of her behaviour.

Arabic:	يَسْتَنْكِر، لا يُوافِق على، يَسْتَهْجِن
Chinese (Simplified):	不同意
Chinese (Traditional):	不同意
Czech:	nesouhlasit, neschvalovat
Danish:	misbillige
Dutch:	afkeuren
Estonian:	pahaks panema
Finnish:	paheksua
French:	désapprouver
German:	mißbilligen
Greek:	αποδοκιμάζω
Hungarian:	kifogásol
Icelandic:	mislíka
Indonesian:	tidak suka
Italian:	disapprovare

Japanese:	賛成しない
Korean:	부정하다, 찬성하지 않다; (…에 대해) 불만을 나타내다
Latvian:	neatzīt (par labu); nosodīt
Lithuanian:	nepritarti
Norwegian:	mislike, misbillige, fordømme
Polish:	potępiać
Portuguese (Brazil):	desaprovar
Portuguese (Portugal):	desaprovar
Romanian:	a dezaproba
Russian:	не одобрять
Slovak:	neschvaľovať, odsudzovať, byť proti
Slovenian:	ne odobravati
Spanish:	desaprobar
Swedish:	ogilla
Turkish:	onaylamamak, uygun bulmamak

See also: disapproval, disapproving

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Disapprove

Dis*ap`pro*ba"tion\, n. [Pref. dis- + approbation: cf. F. d['e]sapprobation. Cf. Disapprove.] The act of disapproving; mental condemnation of what is judged wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; feeling of censure.

We have ever expressed the most unqualified disapprobation of all the steps. --Burke.

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