DISAPPROBATION Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

disapprobation

noun

(ˌ)dis-ˌa-prə-ˈbā-shən

Definition of disapprobation

as in disapproval

refusal to accept as right or desirable there was widespread disapprobation of the plan to combine the two school districts

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Recent Examples of disapprobation Consumers express their opinions with their wallets, and disapprobation on social media. — Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023 Latino kids are not rejected by their parents for being Latino, nor are most Muslims disowned by their parents for being Muslims, but those who are gay are often the target of their families’ disapprobation or outright hostility. — Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2017 His felony conviction drew much of the disapprobation of anti-D’Souza readers, several of whom pointed out the current firestorm between the Scott administration and courts that have found Florida’s clemency process is confusing and arbitrary. — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 8 May 2018 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 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

Noun

Trump's overall job approval has fallen to approximately 40%, with 57% disapproval — numbers that Brookings Institution analysts say, if sustained through November, would be sufficient to flip the House to Democratic control.

— Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Some users in the comments expressed disapproval of Rowling's visit due to previous comments that many deemed to be transphobic.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 30 June 2026

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