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- Dictionarydisapprove/ˌdɪsəˈpruːv/
verb
- 1. have or express an unfavourable opinion: "Bob strongly disapproved of drinking and driving" Similar Opposite
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DISAPPROVE definition: 1. to feel that something or someone is bad, wrong, etc.: 2. to feel that something or someone is…. Learn more.
1. : to pass unfavorable judgment on. 2. : to refuse approval to : reject. intransitive verb. : to feel or express disapproval. disapprover noun. disapprovingly. ˌdis-ə-ˈprü-viŋ-lē. adverb. Synonyms. decline. deny. disallow. negative. nix. refuse. reject. reprobate. withhold.
To disapprove is to object to something, or frown on it. Your parents, worried about head injuries, might disapprove of your joining the football team. You can say that you disapprove of violence in movies and video games, or that you disapprove of censorship of any kind.
Disapprove definition: to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.. See examples of DISAPPROVE used in a sentence.
/ˌdɪsəˈpruːv/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to think that somebody/something is not good or suitable; to not approve of somebody/something. She wants to be an actress, but her parents disapprove. disapprove of somebody/something He strongly disapproved of the changes that had been made.
If you disapprove of something or someone, you feel or show that you do not like them or do not approve of them.
1. to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion. 2. to withhold approval from; decline to sanction. v.i. 3. to have an unfavorable opinion; express disapproval (usu. fol. by of ).
disapprove meaning, definition, what is disapprove: to think that someone or their behaviour...: Learn more.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use disapprove in a sentence Disapprovers of the "institution," with the exception of a few men of the Lundy stamp and the Lundy obscurity, were silent.
verb. disapproved, disapproves, disapproving. To have or express disapproval ( of) Webster's New World. To have or express an unfavorable opinion of; consider (something) wrong; condemn. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To refuse to approve; reject. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To have an unfavorable opinion.
