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
By late February, just one month into his term, his net approval rating − which is calculated as the difference between a president's approval and disapproval polling averages − had shrunk to nearly even.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
He was intentionally walked in the seventh, which was met with loud disapproval from the fans.
—David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Among women, disapproval climbed by 3 points to 63 percent, while approval dipped slightly by 2 points to 32 percent.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Although Le Pen did not immediately comment, her supporters quickly expressed disapproval.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
He was intentionally walked in the seventh, which was met with loud disapproval from the fans.
—David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Among women, disapproval climbed by 3 points to 63 percent, while approval dipped slightly by 2 points to 32 percent.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Although Le Pen did not immediately comment, her supporters quickly expressed disapproval.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapproval
Noun
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Starkey’s departure from the group comes after lead singer Roger Daltrey publicly expressed his displeasure with the drummer’s performance at their Royal Albert Hall gig on March 31.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The letter also states that the committee has obtained documents that show that Nature Conservancy donors and environmental advocates have expressed displeasure with the settlement.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The valley has long leaned Democratic, but with an unusual political mix: a general dislike of getting too involved in Washington’s business coupled with an at-times contradictory mix of libertarian individualism, Bay Area activism and belief in the ability of science to solve the world’s problems.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Self-care, no matter the time of year, means respecting Bernie Taupin’s dislike of The Big Picture.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In both cases, the criticism is not completely superficial.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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The messaging also included criticism of U.S. policy that echoed China's public statements.—
Beijing and Washington Bureaus,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Carr has multiple probes in progress, and his investigation into CBS over the editing of an interview with Kamala Harris has drawn condemnations from both liberal and conservative advocacy groups that describe it as a threat to the Constitutional right to free speech.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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The politically explosive ruling drew condemnation from her right-wing allies in Europe and across the Atlantic.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 2025.
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