nonapproval

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌnɑnəˈpruvəl/ UK /ˌnɒnəˈpruːvəl/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    failure or refusal to approve; withholding of approval

    The committee's nonapproval stalled the project indefinitely.

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Synonyms
1 noun · failure or refusal to... disapprovalrejectionrefusaldisallowanceveto
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Etymology

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

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