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 chamber is scheduled to consider five disapproval resolutions — which must be approved by the House and Senate and signed by the president to go into effect — including three that target California’s regulations pertaining to cars.
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
But the shareholders meeting yesterday showed the board remains divided with veteran civil servant Philip Yeo, a CDL board member since 2009, voicing his disapproval over the hasty appointment of Jennifer Duong Young and Wong Su-Yen to the board in February.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
While some people critiqued the portrait for being harsh and unflattering, the disapproval of others ran deeper.
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
In a previous poll by the same group in February, Trump's approval rating was 50 percent and his disapproval rating was 48 percent.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
But the shareholders meeting yesterday showed the board remains divided with veteran civil servant Philip Yeo, a CDL board member since 2009, voicing his disapproval over the hasty appointment of Jennifer Duong Young and Wong Su-Yen to the board in February.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
While some people critiqued the portrait for being harsh and unflattering, the disapproval of others ran deeper.
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
In a previous poll by the same group in February, Trump's approval rating was 50 percent and his disapproval rating was 48 percent.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapproval
Noun
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People most affected will forcefully express their displeasure about the situation which will be negatively impacted by fallout from pharmaceutical shortages and vaccine skepticism harming public health.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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In the ninth inning, Zumwalt voiced his displeasure of the strike zone from the Royals dugout.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Pentagon chief has made no secret of his dislike of the number of senior generals in the military, even touching on that view during his confirmation hearing in January.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
5 May 2025
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But his campaign has struggled amid resurgent Canadian nationalism and voters’ deep dislike of the president.—
Drew Nelles,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The move came after White House staffers lobbed criticism at comments made by Ruffin that were critical of the Trump administration.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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This comes as the Trump administration has faced growing criticisms for its hurried proceedings to remove as many noncitizens from the country as quickly as possible.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The latest attack sparked outrage and drew international condemnation, including from U.S. President Donald Trump.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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The time for condemnation is over, Denmark's representative, Christina Markus Lassen, said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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 11 May. 2025.
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