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单词 disapprobative
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disapprobativeadj.

Brit. /ˌdɪsaprəˈbeɪtɪv/, U.S. /dɪsˌæprəˈbeɪdɪv/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dis- prefix, approbative adj.
Etymology: < dis- prefix + approbative adj., after disapprove v., disapprobation n. Compare earlier disapprobatory adj. N.E.D. (1896) gives the pronunciation as (disæ·prŏbeitiv) /dɪsˈæprəbeɪtɪv/.
Characterized by or expressing disapprobation; conveying or implying disapproval. Cf. disapprobatory adj.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [adjective]
unfavourable1548
sinistral1560
head-shaking1626
disapproving1661
disapprobatory1751
neg1777
unapproving1787
disapprobative1821
rebukative1863
negative1867
1821 Imperial Weekly Gaz. & Westm. Jrnl. 25 Aug. He saw no stones thrown, but ‘Shame!’ cried, and that was a legal disapprobative expression they knew.
1873 R. Broughton Nancy II. 102 Now I look at him with a disgustful and disapprobative eye.
1921 S. Comstock Daughter of Helen Kent xvii. 326 It was always uncomfortable to stand between her friend and her silently disapprobative daughter.
1955 Humboldt Standard (Eureka, Calif.) 29 Mar. 4/5 A gentleman..apparently harbors a disapprobative feeling about my name.
2008 E. T. Lim Anti-Intellectual Presidency ii. 20 Anti-intellectualism is often alloyed to (and easily disguised by) disapprobative attitudes toward elitism, sophistry, effeminacy, and artifice.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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