as in disapprovals
refusal to accept as right or desirable
there was widespread disapprobation of the plan to combine the two school districts
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Noun
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Opinions on the president's handling of the two most significant foreign policy crises − the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars − hit similarly low benchmarks with majority disapprovals.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
21 Sep. 2025 -
To some extent the attention that CRA’s get makes makes sense, as these disapprovals tend to zero in on some of the most prominent recent regulatory activity.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Aescape saves each user's likes, dislikes and tension areas in his or her user profile.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Dec. 2025
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And these irrational likes and dislikes make watching sports more fun.—
Alexis Coe,
Rolling Stone,
16 Nov. 2025
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“Disapprobations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disapprobations. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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