About The Word Disapprove
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Disapprove
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What's The Definition Of Disapprove?
[v] consider bad or wrong
[v] refuse to approve; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" Synonyms | Synonyms for Disapprove: reject Related Terms | Find terms related to Disapprove: abjure | attaint | ban | belittle | bespatter | blackball | blacken | blame | blot | blow upon | brand | brush aside | categorically reject | censure | chuck | chuck out | condemn | contemn | contradict | criticize | decline | decry | defame | defile | denounce | deny | deplore | deprecate | depreciate | despise | detract | disallow | disapprove of | discard | disclaim | discommend | discount | discountenance | disdain | disesteem | disfavor | dismiss | disown | disparage | dispraise | disregard | dissent from | except | exclude | expose | expose to infamy | expostulate | forswear | frown | frown at | frown down | frown upon | gibbet | grimace at | hang in effigy | ignore | knock | look askance at | look black upon | not approve | not go for | not hear of | not hold with | object | object to | oppose | ostracize | pass by | pass up | pillory | protest | push aside | put down | rebuff | recant | refuse | refuse to consider | reject | remonstrate | renounce | repel | reprehend | reprimand | reprobate | repudiate | repulse | run down | say no to | scout | shove away | slur | smear | soil | spurn | stain | stigmatize | sully | taint | take exception to | tarnish | think ill of | think little of | throw away | throw out | thumb down | turn away | turn down | turn out | view with disfavor | vilify | waive See Also | deprecate | deter | discountenance | discourage | frown on | frown upon | judge | object Disapprove In Webster's Dictionary \Dis`ap*prove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disapproved}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Disapproving}.] [Pref. dis- + approve: cf. F.
d['e]approuver. Cf. {Disapprobation}.]
1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of
the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or
inexpedient; to censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of
others.
2. To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline
to sanction; as, the sentence of the court-martial was
disapproved by the commander in chief.
Note: This verb is often followed by of; as, to disapprove of
an opinion, of such conduct. See {Approve}.
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