verb
Freq #18638
Meanings
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1
verb
To think that something is bad, wrong, or unacceptable.
My parents disapprove of staying out late on school nights.
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2
verb
To officially refuse to approve or accept something.
The board disapproved the proposal for a new building.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
2
verb
· to officially refuse to...
reject
Opposites
Word family
Forms
disapproveddisapprovesdisapprovingdisapprovingly
Etymology
From dis- + approve.