as in displeasure
refusal to accept as right or desirable
thus far, every one of her choices for college has met with her parents' disapproval
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Recent Examples of disapproval
His relationship with Suzy, played by Rita Dominic, is tested by these events as well as her family’s disapproval of Joseph as a match for her.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 June 2025
Seattle Sounders players took the field ahead of their match against Minnesota United Sunday night wearing protest T-shirts, expressing their disapproval of their potential prize money allocation for the upcoming Club World Cup.
—Pablo Maurer, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Law-abiding Americans express their approval or disapproval at the ballot box.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
The crowd, which had already grown hostile to Ernst's tone, erupted in roars of disapproval.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 31 May 2025
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 June 2025
Seattle Sounders players took the field ahead of their match against Minnesota United Sunday night wearing protest T-shirts, expressing their disapproval of their potential prize money allocation for the upcoming Club World Cup.
—Pablo Maurer, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Law-abiding Americans express their approval or disapproval at the ballot box.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
The crowd, which had already grown hostile to Ernst's tone, erupted in roars of disapproval.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for disapproval
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapproval
Noun
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The casting got immediate buzz, not to mention curiosity – LuPone has made no secret of her displeasures with Broadway in recent years, and Farrow has always been an infrequent Broadway performer.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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Still, Huang is making his displeasure with the China situation quite clear.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Those who chimed in bonded over their mutual dislike of the shorts.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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Jack Nicklaus did not hold back when expressing his dislike for walk-and-talk interviews during golf rounds.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
Noun
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When the new Tesla Model 3 came out at the end of 2023 (which the company claims isn’t called Highland despite everyone else calling it that), its lack of an indicator stalk (like the Model S Plaid) garnered criticism.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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The decision comes after months of criticism for punishing a woman fencer who refused to fence a trans opponent, which included scrutiny from federal lawmakers at a congressional hearing in early May.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Politicians across New York offered similar condemnations.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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Condolences to Iran, condemnations of Israel Hezbollah and its leader, Naim Kassem, have condemned Israel’s attacks and offered condolences for the senior Iranian officers who were killed.—
Abby Sewell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
Noun
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These cases involved monumental pieces of wrongdoing, yet the Justice Department and the federal courts allowed the New York chump-change cases against Trump—built on far smaller frauds—to get all the attention—and ultimately—the disapprobation.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
27 Nov. 2024
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In a 2018 episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry Seinfeld and Mulaney go rug shopping, supposedly at Tendler’s instruction, and Seinfeld’s disapprobation at being sent on an errand by someone’s wife cuts through the segment.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
16 Aug. 2024
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“Disapproval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disapproval. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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