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disapproving

[dis-uh-proov]

Origin

verb (used with object)

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

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

verb (used without object)

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

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Origin:
1475–85; dis-¹ + approve

Related forms

dis·ap·prov·er, noun

dis·ap·prov·ing·ly, adverb

post·dis·ap·proved, adjective

Can be confused: 1. deny, disapprove, disprove, rebut, refute (see synonym note at deny); 2. disapprove, disprove, rebut, refute.

Synonyms
1. deplore, decry, criticize.

Antonyms
1. praise.

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disapprove (ˌdɪsəˈpruːv)

—vb (often foll by of)
1.	to consider wrong, bad, etc
2.	(tr) to withhold approval from

disap'proving

—*adj*

disap'provingly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

disapprove

late 15c., originally "disprove;" as the reverse of approve; it is first attested 1640s. See dis- + approve. Related: Disapproving

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"While girls [age 9–12] appear to have much more social know-how, they are characteristically cliquey, disloyal, cruel, insecure, and a bit bitchy now. Today's best friend becomes tomorrow's discard. Parents watch in horror at what seem to be total personality changes in previously lovely, upright little girls. Sometimes girls are just as unsettled by their behavior as the disapproving elders who watch them. Sometimes they are unregenerate, relishing their freewheeling and dealing."

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