单词 | disapprobation |
释义 | disapprobationn. Disapproval; the action of feeling or expressing censure; (in later use) esp. strong moral disapproval. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [noun] dislikingc1540 dislike1577 ill liking1586 disapprobation1625 disapproving1632 disprobation1647 disapprovement1648 disapproval1649 improbation1656 objection1813 1625 T. Beard Antichrist Pope of Rome i. vii. 252 Without any disapprobation, or condemnation of the Church of Rome. 1646 J. Vicars Burning-bush not Consumed 176 A mighty confluence of Citizens..declared their marveilous dislike and disapprobations of the Kings and queens evill expressions in them. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. v. 424 Which implied a Disapprobation at least, if not a Contempt of the two Houses carriage towards him. 1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) I. xx. 323 His Majesty betrayed some signs of disapprobation. 1831 W. Scott Castle Dangerous i, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. IV. 18 A murmur of disapprobation ran through the warriors present. 1887 R. Garnett Life Carlyle iv. 67 ‘Sartor’, the publisher acquainted him, ‘excites universal disapprobation’. 1917 T. de Laguna in G. H. Sabine Philos Ess. in Honor of James Edwin Creighton 320 Punishment is simply an overt expression of more or less intense moral disapprobation. 1977 Times 21 July 2/2 A little too much of the hard stuff earns great disapprobation from the lay Catholics of the republic. 2012 Guardian (Nexis) 24 Nov. 51 It's always handy to have a particular individual upon whom all of the disapprobation in the world can be heaped. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625 |
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