If you feel or show disapproval of something or someone, you feel or show that you do not approve of them.
His action had been greeted with almost universal disapproval.
...a society that registered its disapproval of alcohol by banning it.
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Synonyms: displeasure, criticism, objection, condemnation More Synonyms of disapproval
pragmatics note: disapprovalIn this dictionary, the label disapproval indicates that you use the word or expression to show that you dislike the personor thing you are talking about. An example of a word with this label is infantile.
disapproval in British English
(ˌdɪsəˈpruːvəl)
noun
the act or a state or feeling of disapproving; censure; condemnation
disapproval in American English
(ˌdɪsəˈpruvəl)
noun
1.
failure or refusal to approve; rejection
2.
unfavorable opinion; condemnation
Examples of 'disapproval' in a sentence
disapproval
The doctors at least would soon find out and they would express their disapproval.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Three other Team Sky doctors reportedly expressed their subsequent disapproval.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The aftermath of a divorce is the wrong time for the church to express disapproval.
Christianity Today (2000)
They show net disapproval of government policy.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His childhood sounds like a nightmare of bigotry and parental disapproval.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This combination of respect and sadness is a form of moral disapproval.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Why do masterpieces so often draw a chorus of public disapproval?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Other voices in the dugout expressed disapproval.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The crowd showed their disapproval with a chorus of boos at the end.
The Sun (2009)
And then it must deal with the prejudice and the moral disapproval that surrounds the issue.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Public disapproval is certainly pointing to a genuine problem.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There is a huge gulf between disapproval and strong moral condemnation and the right to make a decisive intervention.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
At least he didn't have the usual pressures of parental disapproval to deal with.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
You are always forthright and direct... both in approval and disapproval.
Amanda Mackenzie Stuart Consuelo & Alva: Love and Power in the Gilded Age (2005)
We've reminded them of their obligations and expressed our strong disapproval.
The Sun (2015)
She blamed herself for having tried to raise him without a father, to the disapproval of society.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Fear of rejection or of parental disapproval may have made them anxious to please by being grown-up and independent at a young age.
French, Barbara Coping with Bulimia (1987)
I had just published my autobiography, which met with universal disapproval.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But you may feel their disapproval, their coldness, their jealousy.
Hopkins, Tom The Guide to Greatness in Sales (1994)
In other languages
disapproval
British English: disapproval NOUN
If you feel or show disapproval of something or someone, you feel or show that you do not approve of them.
His action had been greeted with almost universal disapproval.
American English: disapproval
Brazilian Portuguese: desaprovação
Chinese: 不赞成
European Spanish: desaprobación
French: désapprobation
German: Missbilligung
Italian: disapprovazione
Japanese: 不可とすること
Korean: 탐탁지 않음
European Portuguese: desaprovação
Latin American Spanish: desaprobación
Chinese translation of 'disapproval'
disapproval
(dɪsəˈpruːvəl)
n(u)
不赞(贊)成 (bù zànchéng)
(noun)
His action had been greeted with almost universal disapproval.
Synonyms
displeasure
displeasure at the slow pace of change
criticism
The policy had repeatedly come under strong criticism.
objection
This objection has obviously been dropped.
condemnation
There was widespread condemnation of Saturday's riots.
dissatisfaction
job dissatisfaction among teachers
censure
It is a controversial policy which has attracted international censure.
reproach
He looked at her with reproach.
denunciation
a stinging denunciation of his critics
deprecation
disapprobation
stick (slang)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of censure
Definition
severe disapproval
It is a controversial policy which has attracted international censure.
Synonyms
disapproval,
criticism,
blame,
condemnation,
rebuke,
reprimand,
reproach,
dressing down (informal),
stick (slang),
stricture,
reproof,
sideswipe,
castigation,
obloquy,
remonstrance,
reprehension
in the sense of condemnation
There was widespread condemnation of Saturday's riots.
Synonyms
denunciation,
blame,
censure,
disapproval,
reproach,
stricture,
reproof,
reprobation,
denouncement
in the sense of criticism
Definition
fault-finding or censure
The policy had repeatedly come under strong criticism.