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disapprove

[ dis-uh-proov ]

verb (used with object)

disapproved, disapproving.
  1. to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. to withhold approval from; decline to sanction:

    The Senate disapproved the nominations.



verb (used without object)

disapproved, disapproving.
  1. to have an unfavorable opinion; express disapproval (usually followed by of ).

disapprove

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verb

  1. introften foll byof to consider wrong, bad, etc
  2. tr to withhold approval from
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Derived Forms

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  • ËŒ»å¾±²õ²¹±èˈ±è°ù´Ç±¹¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å¾±²õa±è·±è°ù´Ç±¹î€½Ä°ù noun
  • »å¾±²õa±è·±è°ù´Ç±¹î€ƒi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ±è´Ç²õ³Ùd¾±²õ·²¹±è·±è°ù´Ç±¹±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of disapprove1

First recorded in 1475–85; dis- 1 + approve
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This strict minister paterfamilias disapproved of his violist son, and in the wake of loss, Davis finds solace in music and womanly identity, slowly healing from estrangement.

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The early twentieth-century Red Scare and its later incarnation in the McCarthy period provide other instances in which government officials tried to stop people from saying things or supporting causes of which they disapproved.

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“So they’re already putting it at you that they disapprove of your point of view.â€

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Yet now, he says, the Model Y has to go – because he disapproves vehemently of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's actions, especially the way he has handled firing US government employees.

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However, recent polling has suggested that Americans are heavily divided on Trump’s policies, and that more disapprove of him and some of his key initiatives than approve of them.

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