as in displeasure
refusal to accept as right or desirable
thus far, every one of her choices for college has met with her parents' disapproval
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Recent Examples of disapproval
Following the post, many readers left comments of disapproval of the bride’s actions towards her bridesmaid.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
One finalist, Pascal Convert, withdrew following the National Heritage Commission’s disapproval of the plan, leaving seven of the finalists chosen by a committee chaired by Bernard Blistène, former director of the National Museum of Modern Art.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2024
The 538-polling forecast similarly shows Biden with a 39.1 percent approval rating with a 55.7 disapproval score.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Don’t interpret their silence or distance as anger or disapproval.
—Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
One finalist, Pascal Convert, withdrew following the National Heritage Commission’s disapproval of the plan, leaving seven of the finalists chosen by a committee chaired by Bernard Blistène, former director of the National Museum of Modern Art.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2024
The 538-polling forecast similarly shows Biden with a 39.1 percent approval rating with a 55.7 disapproval score.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Don’t interpret their silence or distance as anger or disapproval.
—Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for disapproval
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapproval
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Employees had previously voiced their displeasure with each new policy that required more days in the office through walkouts, open letters, and threatening to quit.Paolo Confino, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Hong-Kyun is the South Korean ‘first foreign minister’, who last week summoned the Russian ambassador to Seoul to register South Korea’s displeasure at the news that up to 12,000 North Korean soldiers are in or on their way to Russia to fight in Ukraine.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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One in five survey respondents' decision to look for another job was mainly motivated by their desire for remote work and their dislike of their current organization's RTO (return-to-office) policy.Rachel Wells, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Sharks Mark Cuban and Greiner hooted and hollered their dislike of the espresso martini's taste.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
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That criticism has sometimes veered toward threats against company executives and political figures.William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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It's repeatedly faced harsh criticism over its failure to curb child abuse on the platform.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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At the end of his first term, his standing among GOP lawmakers was precarious: The Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol building led to condemnations from both sides of the aisle and his historic second impeachment.Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Israel has managed to destroy most of Gaza and is in the process of pulverizing parts of Lebanon to international condemnation and outrage and political and diplomatic isolation, but without facing effective efforts to rein it in.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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In a 2018 episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry Seinfeld and Mulaney go rug shopping, supposedly at Tendler’s instruction, and Seinfeld’s disapprobation at being sent on an errand by someone’s wife cuts through the segment.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
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Consumers express their opinions with their wallets, and disapprobation on social media.Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
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“Disapproval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disapproval. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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