disapproval

Noun

Meaning

Disapprobation; dislike; censure; adverse judgment.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

boo repulsion damnation detestation tsk exception criticism protest rejection refusal disagreement prohibition complaint denial dislike

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Antonyms

approval commission fiat liberty yes kudos

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Hypernyms

content message substance assessment judgment dislike

Hyponyms

criticism condemnation branding discouragement reprobation disparagement

Related terms

disapprove disapprobation

Phrases with the word

expressed disapproval express disapproval cause disapproval expressed disapproval of expression of disapproval loud sound expressing disapproval

Examples

Philosophy had supplied Socrates with convictions in which he had been able to have rational, as opposed to hysterical, confidence when faced with disapproval. Alain de Botton

A war minister is able to force the adoption of any measure desired by the Camp or to block any measure that meets his disapproval. Sadao Araki

Disapproval is a very important factor in all progress. There has really never been any progress without it. James Henry Breasted

I look around me and nowhere do I see a stamp of disapproval with which nature marked a woman's candid brow. Franz Grillparzer

Let me make it clear: You don't want his disapproval. He never forgets these things. If he needs to, he hires other people to carry his grudges for him. George Alec Effinger

Try never to speak of your enemies by name. Any publicity is still publicity - and there are those for whom your disapproval constitutes a recommendation. L. Neil Smith

Close letter words and terms

disappropriate disappropriation disapprovable disapproval of disapproval of entry disapproval of homosexuality