disapprove
to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
to withhold approval from; decline to sanction: The Senate disapproved the nominations.
to have an unfavorable opinion; express disapproval (usually followed by of).
Origin of disapprove
1Other words for disapprove
Opposites for disapprove
Other words from disapprove
- dis·ap·prov·er, noun
- dis·ap·prov·ing·ly, adverb
- post·dis·ap·proved, adjective
Words that may be confused with disapprove
- disapprove , disprove
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How to use disapprove in a sentence
The initial investors decide whether to take a flier on the SPAC’s sponsor and acquisition plan, with the knowledge that they would be able to get their money back if a majority disapproves of the eventual acquisition target.
The Ipsos poll, in fact, shows that even Republicans are about evenly split on Hawley’s recent behavior, with 49 percent disapproving and 46 percent approving.
When people were asked whether they approved of the “recent behavior” of Hawley and other political figures, 68 percent disapproved, while just 24 percent approved.
Scholars disapproved of her removal of the documents from Iraq, and the government demanded an apology from the paper and the return of the files.
New York Times says it can’t verify ISIS claims in ‘Caliphate’ podcast but issues no retraction | Elahe Izadi, Paul Farhi | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostMy friends and I used to duck behind neighborhood garbage dumpsters to hide behaviors that we knew our parents would disapprove of — smoking cigarettes while drinking from a single shared bottle of cheap beer.
My kids are on screens more than ever during the pandemic. Here’s why I’m not panicking. | Jordan Shapiro | November 5, 2020 | Washington Post
I was with Romney at a New Hampshire event when a woman in the crowd said disapprovingly that he had four houses.
A pair of elderly English ladies at an adjoining table stared at us disapprovingly.
She looked at him disapprovingly, and hoped, with something like irony, that he had enjoyed his walk.
A Country Gentleman and his Family | Mrs. (Margaret) OliphantA footman disapprovingly ushered him to the midst of an immense drawing-room of most ponderous grandeur, and left him to perish.
Bunker Bean | Harry Leon WilsonHe came to a pause at last, his eyes bent a trifle disapprovingly on his wife.
Miss Billy Married | Eleanor H. PorterWhile waiting for an answer to his request to see Mr. Steele, he gazed disapprovingly around him.
Half A Chance | Frederic S. Isham"I guess the judge knows how he wants his own hat," returned Hannah, her mouth working disapprovingly.
The Opened Shutters | Clara Louise Burnham
British Dictionary definitions for disapprove
/ (ˌdɪsəˈpruːv) /
(intr often foll by of) to consider wrong, bad, etc
(tr) to withhold approval from
Derived forms of disapprove
- disapproving, adjective
- disapprovingly, adverb
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