disapprobation

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌdɪsˌæprəˈbeɪʃən/ UK /ˌdɪsˌæprəˈbeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
strong moral disapproval or condemnation

His proposal met with the disapprobation of the entire committee.

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Synonyms

1 noun · strong moral disapproval or... disapproval condemnation censure reproof reprobation disfavor criticism

Opposites

approbation approval commendation praise

Word family

Related forms approbation approve reprobation probation

Etymology

From dis- ('not, reversal') plus approbation, from Latin approbatio ('approval'), from approbare ('to approve'), from ad- ('to') plus probare ('to test, prove good'), from probus ('good, upright').

approbatio Latin probare Latin probus Latin *pro-bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European

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# disapprobation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌdɪsˌæprəˈbeɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌdɪsˌæprəˈbeɪʃən

## Meanings
1. strong moral disapproval or condemnation

## Examples
- His proposal met with the disapprobation of the entire committee.

## Synonyms
- disapproval
- condemnation
- censure
- reproof
- reprobation
- disfavor
- criticism

## Antonyms
- approbation
- approval
- commendation
- praise

## Related Forms
- approbation
- approve
- reprobation
- probation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: approbatio
- Root: probare
- Root: probus
- Root: *pro-bʰuH-

## Etymology
From dis- ('not, reversal') plus approbation, from Latin approbatio ('approval'), from approbare ('to approve'), from ad- ('to') plus probare ('to test, prove good'), from probus ('good, upright').

## AI Etymology
Disapprobation is from dis- ('not, reversal') plus approbation, from Latin approbatio ('approval'), from approbare ('to approve'), from ad- ('to') plus probare ('to test, prove good'), from probus ('good, upright'). Important recorded forms include approbatio (Latin), probare (Latin), probus (Latin), and *pro-bʰuH- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers strong moral disapproval or condemnation. The wider family includes related words such as approbation, approve, reprobation, and probation.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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