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unapproval

unapproval noun: the failure to approve something.

Noun

unapproval (plural unapprovals)

  1. The failure to approve something.
    • His thoughts are filled with the hatred he has for the Tolin Da, but it is the constant unapproval from his father, the inability Peter has to even make him proud, that is truly at the root of his madness.2017, Gordon McWhorter, Discourses In Reality: The Complete Series

Forms of unapproval

pluralunapprovals

Origin of unapproval

From un- + approval.

Questions about unapproval

What does unapproval mean?
Unapproval means the failure to approve something.
What part of speech is unapproval?
Unapproval is a noun.
What is the plural of unapproval?
The plural of unapproval is unapprovals.

Words near unapproval in the dictionary

  1. unappropriating
  2. unappropriation
  3. unappropriations
  4. unappropriative
  5. unapprovable
  6. unapproval
  7. unapprovals
  8. unapprove
  9. unapproved
  10. unapproves
  11. unapproving

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