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
The City Council was scheduled to decide at tonight’s meeting on whether to censure Chua – or formally express their disapproval of her actions.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Michigan and Wisconsin show similar trends, with approval around 41–43 percent, disapproval 54 percent, and net approval at −11 to −13.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The president’s overall approval rating dropped to 44% from 46% while disapproval rose 1 percentage point to 52%.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
History suggests that the higher the disapproval rate, the larger the losses, and Republicans have only a very slim majority in the House.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Michigan and Wisconsin show similar trends, with approval around 41–43 percent, disapproval 54 percent, and net approval at −11 to −13.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The president’s overall approval rating dropped to 44% from 46% while disapproval rose 1 percentage point to 52%.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
History suggests that the higher the disapproval rate, the larger the losses, and Republicans have only a very slim majority in the House.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapproval
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What's more shocking is that wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, a 1,200-yard receiver a year ago, was held catchless and was only targeted twice the entire game, much to the displeasure of coach Kevin Stefanski.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Kerr doesn’t have social media, but losing gamblers have managed to voice their displeasure in his email inbox.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Frisbee was known to fans for a running gag where Andy Samberg made his dislike of the dog known.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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The celebrity chef has been candid in the past about his dislike for the fruit, which is most commonly found in Southeast Asian cuisine.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The 21-year-old wildlife conservationist and son of famed zookeeper and television personality Steve Irwin further elaborated just why Russell's constructive criticism means so much.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Chmerkovskiy then also remarked on the public's criticisms about his DWTS tenure.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The ruling prompted swift condemnation from Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who released a video promising stricter deportation laws.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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By that time the show had provoked a wave of excited condemnation from commentators online who seemed most consistently offended by the bodysuit printed with the (hairy) image of a (totally) naked male body worn by a female model.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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The lions roared, and disapprobation was their message.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 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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“Disapproval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disapproval. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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