Meaning & use
disapprove
To have or express an unfavorable opinion about someone or something.
See it in a sentence
Her parents disapprove of her decision to drop out of college.
He disapproved of the way the meeting was handled but said nothing.
A note on using this word
Disapprove is usually followed by of when naming what is being criticized, as in disapprove of something.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
approve
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