disapprove

B2 Topic:Mind & Cognition
US /ˌdɪsəˈpruːv/ UK /dɪsəˈpɹuːv/
verb Freq #18638

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To think that something is bad, wrong, or unacceptable.

    My parents disapprove of staying out late on school nights.

  2. 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
Derived forms disapprovabledisapprovementdisapprover

Etymology

From dis- + approve.

Topics

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