disapproval
[dɪsəˈpɹuːvəɫ]/dɪsəˈpɹuvəl/
disapproval noun: the act of disapproving; condemnation.
Noun
disapproval (countable and uncountable, plural disapprovals)
- The act of disapproving; condemnation.
- Everyone glared in disapproval at the man talking loudly on the phone.
- Synonyms:
- censure, dispraise, disapprobation, attainder, attainture, attaintment, blame, condemnation, condemning, damnation
- Antonyms:
- approval, encouragement, accedence, accession, allowance, approbation, assent, assentment, authorization, OK
disapproval meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
disapproval in Hindi
- disapproval, displeasure, unwillingness, disagreeableness
- नापसंदी nāpasandī, नापसंदगी nāpasandagī
disapproval in Tamil
- ஒப்புதலளிக்க மறுத்தல், ஏற்க மறுத்தல், மறுப்பு
disapproval in Urdu
- disapproval, objection
- ملامت malāmat
disapproval in Telugu
- disapproval
- అసమ్మతి asammati
More languagesFewer languages
- disapproval in Malayalam
- വിസമ്മതം visammataṁ
- disapproval in Kannada
- ಅಸಮ್ಮತಿ, ಒಪ್ಪದಿರುವಿಕೆ, ಅನುಮೋದಿಸದಿರುವುದು
- disapproval in Sanskrit
- असंमति asaṃmati
Examples of disapproval in a sentence
- An incisive producer, who expressed vehement disapproval with my pitch upon my first sentence.
- We the undersigned wish to express our disapproval.
- I was shamed by the teacher's public disapproval.
Synonyms of disapproval
- censure
- dispraise
- disapprobation
- blame
- condemnation
- condemning
- damnation
- improbation
- reprehension
- abnegation
17 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Antonyms
2 more antonymsFewer antonyms
Forms of disapproval
| plural | disapprovals |
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Origin of disapproval
From disapprove + -al.
Questions about disapproval
- What does disapproval mean?
- Disapproval means the act of disapproving; condemnation.
- What is disapproval in Hindi?
- Disapproval in Hindi is नापसंदी (nāpasandī), नापसंदगी (nāpasandagī). See Disapproval meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is disapproval?
- Disapproval is a noun.
- How do you pronounce disapproval?
- Disapproval is pronounced /dɪsəˈpɹuvəl/ (US).
- What is the plural of disapproval?
- The plural of disapproval is disapprovals.
Words near disapproval in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: disapproval (page history and authors); नापसंदगी (Hindi) (page history and authors); disapproval (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ملامت (Urdu) (page history and authors); అసమ్మతి (Telugu) (page history and authors); disapproval (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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