disapprove B2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˌdɪsəˈpruːv/ UK /dɪsəˈpɹuːv/ See IPA manual Freq #18638 Meanings 1 verb To think that something is bad, wrong, or unacceptable. My parents disapprove of staying out late on school nights. 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 approve Word family Forms disapproveddisapprovesdisapprovingdisapprovingly Derived forms disapprovabledisapprovementdisapprover Related forms disapprobationdisapproval Common collocations disapprove of Verb + preposition/particle Etymology From dis- + approve. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # disapprove **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsəˈpruːv/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪsəˈpɹuːv/ **Frequency rank:** 18638 ## Meanings 1. To think that something is bad, wrong, or unacceptable. 2. To officially refuse to approve or accept something. ## Examples - My parents disapprove of staying out late on school nights. - The board disapproved the proposal for a new building. ## Antonyms - approve ## Derived Forms - disapprovable - disapprovement - disapprover ## Related Forms - disapprobation - disapproval ## Etymology From dis- + approve. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown