nonapproval

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˌnɑnəˈpruvəl/ UK /ˌnɒnəˈpruːvəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
failure or refusal to approve; withholding of approval

The committee's nonapproval stalled the project indefinitely.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · failure or refusal to... disapproval rejection refusal disallowance veto

Opposites

approval consent endorsement

Word family

Related forms approve approval disapproval

Etymology

From non- ('not') + approval, from approve, from Old French aprover, from Latin approbare ('to assent to as good'), from probare ('to test, approve').

approbare Latin probare Latin

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# nonapproval

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

## Meanings
1. failure or refusal to approve; withholding of approval

## Examples
- The committee's nonapproval stalled the project indefinitely.

## Synonyms
- disapproval
- rejection
- refusal
- disallowance
- veto

## Antonyms
- approval
- consent
- endorsement

## Related Forms
- approve
- approval
- disapproval

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: approbare
- Root: probare

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + approval, from approve, from Old French aprover, from Latin approbare ('to assent to as good'), from probare ('to test, approve').

## AI Etymology
Nonapproval is from non- ('not') + approval, from approve, from Old French aprover, from Latin approbare ('to assent to as good'), from probare ('to test, approve'). Important recorded forms include approbare (Latin) and probare (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers failure or refusal to approve; withholding of approval. The wider family includes related words such as approve, approval, and disapproval.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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