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disapproved

disapproved is the simple past and past participle of disapprove.

Meaning of disapprove

Verb

disapprove (third-person singular simple present disapproves, present participle disapproving, simple past and past participle disapproved)

  1. (intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
    • She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
  2. To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
    • Green washing schemes of corporations are disapproved by Greenpeace activists.
  3. (transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.

Questions about disapproved

What is disapproved the simple past and past participle of?
Disapproved is the simple past and past participle of disapprove.

Words near disapproved in the dictionary

  1. disappropriations
  2. disapprovable
  3. disapproval
  4. disapprovals
  5. disapprove
  6. disapproved
  7. disapprovement
  8. disapprovements
  9. disapprover
  10. disapprovers
  11. disapproves

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Adapted from Wiktionary: disapproved (page history and authors); disapprove (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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