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
Others consider the endpoint to be when a president’s approval rating drops below 50%, or when it is eclipsed by their disapproval rating.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Yet Brittany Shyne on Her Doc ‘Seeds’ and Paying Homage to the Legacy of Black Farmers in the American South
Almost immediately, members of the reality TV world took to social media to voice their disapproval of what appeared to be a racist tweet.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
Some of those polls also show that Trump's disapproval ratings are surpassing his approval ratings.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 23 Feb. 2025
Under a post from Entertainment Tonight, which shared his video, folks flooded the comments section to voice their disapproval/disgust/concern.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Yet Brittany Shyne on Her Doc ‘Seeds’ and Paying Homage to the Legacy of Black Farmers in the American South
Almost immediately, members of the reality TV world took to social media to voice their disapproval of what appeared to be a racist tweet.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
Some of those polls also show that Trump's disapproval ratings are surpassing his approval ratings.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 23 Feb. 2025
Under a post from Entertainment Tonight, which shared his video, folks flooded the comments section to voice their disapproval/disgust/concern.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapproval
Noun
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Some members of the community — including several Republican lawmakers — have voiced their displeasure with the board’s decision.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Travis Hamonic, with whom many Senators fans have voiced their displeasure over throughout the season, finishes second.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Despite Andretti’s best efforts to gain approval for his dream of a Formula One team, F1 owners and other team principals dug in against his bid, which was fueled by a personal dislike for the son of 1978 Formula One World Champion Mario Andretti.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Tia Mowry is getting real about her dislike of flying — and how her 13-year-old son, Cree, recently calmed her down amid a bumpy flight.—
Arabella Hau,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Since then, Starmer has kept a tight lid on any criticism of the president from within his ranks.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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The chairwoman at the time, Cynthia Brumback, departed amid criticism of how the exhibition proceeded despite having received FBI queries into their provenance as early as July 2021.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Thailand deported more than 100 of them to China in 2015, drawing condemnation from the international community.—
Michael Sullivan,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2025
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The posts quickly drew condemnation from many users on Truth Social and Instagram, even from people who identified themselves as Republicans.—
Ben Goggin,
NBC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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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 12 Mar. 2025.
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