disapprovingdis‧ap‧prov‧ing /ˌdɪsəˈpruːvɪŋ◂/ adjective 
- Her disapproving parents refused to attend her wedding.
- John gave me a disapproving look when I suggested another drink.
- The announcement of a further pay increase for politicians provoked disapproving comments from the leader of the opposition party.
- Above it hung a picture of a disapproving man who I presumed was Sefton Hamilton's grandfather.
- And then Georg had closed in on her, a grumpier, more disapproving, hectoring Georg.
- Mrs Saulitis threw them a disapproving glance.
- She'd left the smashed car outside and staggered inside, drawing disapproving glances from the other guests.
- The application had been subject to long and disapproving scrutiny at Coutts.
- Would you have put on your disapproving hat and talked about tangled webs and reaping what you sow?
showing disapproval► disapproving if someone speaks to you or looks at you in a disapproving way, they show by the way they talk or look that they disapprove of you: · The announcement of a further pay increase for politicians provoked disapproving comments from the leader of the opposition party.disapproving glance/look/stare: · John gave me a disapproving look when I suggested another drink.
► derogatory a derogatory remark expresses disapproval of something or someone and is often also insulting: · I wish you wouldn't make derogatory remarks about members of my family.· I didn't like the way he made derogatory comments about his colleagues.
► pejorative formal a pejorative word expresses disapproval, often in an offensive way: · He used the word 'girl' in the pejorative sense when referring to the women who worked for him.
adjectiveapproving ≠ disapprovingapprovednounapproval ≠ disapprovalverbapprove ≠ disapproveadverbapprovingly ≠ disapprovingly
a disapproving frown—disapprovingly adverb