disapprove

withhold approval from; refuse to sanction; deplore; criticize
Not to be confused with:disprove – refute; invalidate; discredit, negate, confute

dis·ap·prove

D0251000 (dĭs′ə-pro͞ov′)v. dis·ap·proved, dis·ap·prov·ing, dis·ap·proves v.tr.1. To have an unfavorable opinion of; condemn.2. To refuse to approve; reject.v.intr. To have an unfavorable opinion: disapproves of drinking.

dis′ap·prov′er n.dis′ap·prov′ing·ly adv.

disapprove

(ˌdɪsəˈpruːv) vb1. (often foll by: of) to consider wrong, bad, etc2. (tr) to withhold approval from ˌdisapˈproving adj ˌdisapˈprovingly adv

dis•ap•prove

(ˌdɪs əˈpruv)

v. -proved, -prov•ing. v.t. 1. to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion. 2. to withhold approval from; decline to sanction. v.i. 3. to have an unfavorable opinion; express disapproval (usu. fol. by of). [1475–85] dis`ap•prov′er, n. dis`ap•prov′ing•ly, adv.

disapprove

Past participle: disapproved
Gerund: disapproving

Imperative
disapprove
disapprove

Present
I disapprove
you disapprove
he/she/it disapproves
we disapprove
you disapprove
they disapprove

Preterite
I disapproved
you disapproved
he/she/it disapproved
we disapproved
you disapproved
they disapproved

Present Continuous
I am disapproving
you are disapproving
he/she/it is disapproving
we are disapproving
you are disapproving
they are disapproving

Present Perfect
I have disapproved
you have disapproved
he/she/it has disapproved
we have disapproved
you have disapproved
they have disapproved

Past Continuous
I was disapproving
you were disapproving
he/she/it was disapproving
we were disapproving
you were disapproving
they were disapproving

Past Perfect
I had disapproved
you had disapproved
he/she/it had disapproved
we had disapproved
you had disapproved
they had disapproved

Future
I will disapprove
you will disapprove
he/she/it will disapprove
we will disapprove
you will disapprove
they will disapprove

Future Perfect
I will have disapproved
you will have disapproved
he/she/it will have disapproved
we will have disapproved
you will have disapproved
they will have disapproved

Future Continuous
I will be disapproving
you will be disapproving
he/she/it will be disapproving
we will be disapproving
you will be disapproving
they will be disapproving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been disapproving
you have been disapproving
he/she/it has been disapproving
we have been disapproving
you have been disapproving
they have been disapproving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been disapproving
you will have been disapproving
he/she/it will have been disapproving
we will have been disapproving
you will have been disapproving
they will have been disapproving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been disapproving
you had been disapproving
he/she/it had been disapproving
we had been disapproving
you had been disapproving
they had been disapproving

Conditional
I would disapprove
you would disapprove
he/she/it would disapprove
we would disapprove
you would disapprove
they would disapprove

Past Conditional
I would have disapproved
you would have disapproved
he/she/it would have disapproved
we would have disapproved
you would have disapproved
they would have disapproved

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	disapprove - consider bad or wrongpass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"frown on, frown upon - look disapprovingly upondiscountenance - show disapproval by discouraging; "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"approve - judge to be right or commendable; think well of
	2.	disapprove - deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"rejectpass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"object - express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"deprecate - express strong disapproval of; deploredeter, discourage - try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"approve, O.K., okay, sanction - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

disapprove

verb1. condemn, object to, dislike, censure, deplore, deprecate, frown on, take exception to, take a dim view of, find unacceptable, have a down on (informal), discountenance, look down your nose at (informal), raise an or your eyebrow My mother disapproved of my working in a pub.
condemn like, approve, applaud, compliment (informal), commend2. turn down, reject, veto, set aside, spurn, disallow The judge disapproved the adoption because of my criminal record.
turn down approve, endorse, give the go-ahead (to), greenlight, O.K. or okay (informal)

disapprove

verbTo have or express an unfavorable opinion of:deprecate, discountenance, disesteem, disfavor, frown on (or upon), object.Idioms: hold no brief for, not go for, take a dim view of, take exception to.

Translations

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disapprove

(disəˈpruːv) verb to have an unfavourable opinion (of). Her mother disapproved of her behaviour.不同意ˌdisapˈproval nounShe frowned to show her disapproval.不同意ˌdisapˈproving adjectivea disapproving look.不同意的ˌdisapˈprovingly adverb不以为然地

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