1
[ noun ] a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing

Used in print

(Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)

He holds that goodness and badness lie_in feelings of approval or disapproval .

And there is a way in which he might hold that badness did in this case precede our own feeling of disapproval without belonging_to the pain itself .

The pain in itself was neutral ; but unfortunately the rabbit , on no grounds at_all , took_up toward this neutral object an attitude of disapproval and that made it for_the_first_time , and in the only intelligible sense , bad .

(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)

Following Day was Woodbury who spoke of his disapproval of Brown 's attempt at servile insurrection , his admiration of Brown 's character , and his opposition to slavery .

Related terms

approval dislike disapprove

2
[ noun ] the expression of disapproval

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

He senses his mother 's disapproval .

3
[ noun ] an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
4
[ noun ] the act of disapproving or condemning
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