disapprover

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˌdɪsəˈpruːvər/ UK /ˌdɪsəˈpruːvə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person who regards something as wrong, undesirable, or unacceptable

Every disapprover of the proposal was invited to state a specific objection.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who regards... opponent critic objector detractor

Opposites

approver supporter advocate

Word family

Related forms disapprove disapproval approver

Etymology

Formed from disapprove + the agent suffix -er. Disapprove combines dis-, marking reversal or opposition, with approve.

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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