disapprove
verb
dis·ap·prove
ˌdis-ə-ˈprüv 
disapproved; disapproving; disapproves
: to feel or express disapproval
disapprover
noun
Examples of disapprove in a Sentence
She married him even though her parents disapproved.
The treaty was disapproved by the Senate.
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Put another way, the share of voters in his own party who disapprove of his performance on specific issues ranges from very small on the border (12%) to more than a quarter on tariffs (28%) to approaching half on inflation (43%).
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Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The poll also found more Democrats disapproved than approved of their own party leaders' job performance in Congress, with 59% disapproving and 40% approving.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The sharper decline was seen in Quinnipiac polling, where women’s approval fell from 36 percent approve/53 percent disapprove in January (-17 net) to just 32 percent approve/63 percent disapprove in March (-31 net), a double-digit drop in two months.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Arendt, for one, disapproved of using the Eichmann trial for the purposes of Israeli state propaganda.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The poll also found more Democrats disapproved than approved of their own party leaders' job performance in Congress, with 59% disapproving and 40% approving.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The sharper decline was seen in Quinnipiac polling, where women’s approval fell from 36 percent approve/53 percent disapprove in January (-17 net) to just 32 percent approve/63 percent disapprove in March (-31 net), a double-digit drop in two months.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Arendt, for one, disapproved of using the Eichmann trial for the purposes of Israeli state propaganda.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Disapprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disapprove. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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disapprove
verb
dis·ap·prove
ˌdis-ə-ˈprüv
1
: to dislike or be against someone or something
disapproved the child's conduct
disapproves of smoking
2
: to refuse to give approval to : reject
disapproved the architect's plans
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