disapprove
pronunciation
How to pronounce disapprove in British English:
UK [ˌdɪsəˈpruːv]
How to pronounce disapprove in American English:
US [ˌdɪsəˈpruːv]
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- Verb:
- consider bad or wrong
- deem wrong or inappropriate
Word Origin
- disapprove (v.)
- late 15c., "disprove;" as the reverse of approve it is first attested 1640s. See dis- + approve. Related: Disapproved; disapproving.
Antonym
Example
- 1. More than 48 % of them disapprove of the way he is doing his job .
- 2. Half the respondents disapprove of it ; 46 % approve .
- 3. The children of parents who disapprove of underage drinking drink less when they 're in college .
- 4. It is that we disapprove of umbrellas , viewing them as befitting only bulgarian assassins .
- 5. It may be no coincidence that two out of three americans tell pollsters they disapprove of the way congress does its job .