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disapprobation

/dɪsˌæpɹəˈbeɪʃən/

disapprobation noun: an act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.

Noun

disapprobation (countable and uncountable, plural disapprobations)

  1. An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.
    • Though a gentle Sigh which ſtole from the Boſom of Nancy, ſeemed to argue ſome ſecret Diſapprobation of theſe Sentiments, ſhe did not dare openly to oppoſe them.1749, Henry Fielding, “What arrived while the Company were at Breakfast, with some Hints concerning the Government of Daughters”, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume V, London: A[ndrew]...
    • Elizabeth would wonder, and probably would blame her; and though her resolution was not to be shaken, her feelings must be hurt by such disapprobation.1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter XXII, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 287
    Antonyms:
    approbation

disapprobation meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

disapprobation in Tamil

ஏற்பளிக்காமை, ஒப்புதலளிக்காமை, ஒப்புதலளிக்காமை மறுப்பு

disapprobation in Malayalam

disapproval, dislike, objection
നിരസനം, നിരാകരണം, വിസമ്മം, പ്രാതികൂല്യം, പ്രതികൂലത, നിഷേധം

disapprobation in Kannada

ಒಪ್ಪದಿಕೆ, ಮೆಚ್ಚದಿಕೆ

Examples of disapprobation in a sentence

  • And not only these acts, but the dispositions which lead to them, are properly immoral, and fit subjects of disapprobation which may rise to abhorrence.1859, John Stuart Mill, “Applications”, in On Liberty, London: John W[illiam] Parker and Son, […], →OCLC, page 140:
  • Yet they view my arrival with a knapsack on my back with cold disapprobation, as unseemly as if I had arrived riding on a pig.1921, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “As Far as Palermo”, in Sea and Sardinia, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Seltzer, →OCLC, page 21:

Synonyms of disapprobation

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Antonyms

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Forms of disapprobation

pluraldisapprobations

Origin of disapprobation

From dis- + approbation.

Words that rhyme with disapprobation

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Questions about disapprobation

What does disapprobation mean?
Disapprobation means an act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.
What is disapprobation in Tamil?
Disapprobation in Tamil is ஏற்பளிக்காமை, ஒப்புதலளிக்காமை, ஒப்புதலளிக்காமை மறுப்பு. See Disapprobation meaning in Tamil.
How do you use disapprobation in a sentence?
And not only these acts, but the dispositions which lead to them, are properly immoral, and fit subjects of disapprobation which may rise to abhorrence.
What part of speech is disapprobation?
Disapprobation is a noun.
How do you pronounce disapprobation?
Disapprobation is pronounced /dɪsˌæpɹəˈbeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of disapprobation?
The plural of disapprobation is disapprobations.

Words near disapprobation in the dictionary

  1. disappoynts
  2. disappreciate
  3. disappreciated
  4. disappreciates
  5. disappreciating
  6. disapprobation
  7. disapprobations
  8. disapprobative
  9. disapprobatory
  10. disappropriate
  11. disappropriated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: disapprobation (page history and authors); disapprobation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disapprobation (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); disapprobation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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