disapproval
/dɪsəˈpruːvl
/noun [mass noun]
Possession or expression of an unfavourable opinion: Jill replied with a hint of disapproval in her voice...
- Yesterday's Senate expression of disapproval was a good sign, but will die in the House.
- The diplomat explained that people were booing, an expression of disapproval.
- She first arrived in London in the mid-Sixties, in no doubt of her father's disapproval and contempt.
Synonyms
disapprobation, dislike;
dissatisfaction, disfavour, displeasure, distaste, odium, objection, demurral, exception;
dissent, disagreement;
criticism, censure, condemnation, denunciation, opprobrium;
blame, reproach, rebuke, reproof, remonstration;
disparagement, deprecation
informal the thumbs down
rare animadversion