disapproval
English
[edit]Etymology
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From disapprove + -al.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /dɪsəˈpɹuvəl/
- (UK) IPA(key): [dɪsəˈpɹuːvəɫ]
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]disapproval (countable and uncountable, plural disapprovals)
- The act of disapproving; condemnation.
- Synonyms: censure, dispraise, disapprobation; see also Thesaurus:condemnation, Thesaurus:disapproval
- Antonyms: approval, encouragement; see also Thesaurus:approval
- Everyone glared in disapproval at the man talking loudly on the phone.
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Further reading
[edit]- “disapproval”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “disapproval”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “disapproval”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (fare)
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *dwóh₁
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂éd
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- (grow)
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (before)
- English terms suffixed with -al (nominal)
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰuH-
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