nonapproval C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌnɑnəˈpruvəl/ UK /ˌnɒnəˈpruːvəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 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... disapprovalrejectionrefusaldisallowanceveto ↔ Opposites approvalconsentendorsement Word family Related forms approveapprovaldisapproval Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown