noun

disapproval

disapproval

She looked at him with disapproval.

She looked at him with disapproval.

There was a murmur of disapproval from the crowd.

There was a murmur of disapproval from the crowd.

((of sth./sb.)) disapproval of (sth./sb.) Her disapproval of the plan was obvious.

Synonyms: condemnation, criticism; Antonyms: approval, praise

From the prefix 'dis-' (opposite of) and 'approval' (acceptance). Literally 'the opposite of approval'.

Think of 'dis-' as a negative prefix. It's simply the opposite of 'approval'.

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