disapproval
nounUS /dɪsəˈpɹuvəl/ · UK [dɪsəˈpɹuːvəɫ]
Etymology From dis- + approval.
1
The act of disapproving; condemnation.
- Everyone glared in disapproval at the man talking loudly on the phone.
- Synonyms
- abnegation, declination, denial, turndown, disapproval, dissension, nonapproval, nonassent, nonconsent, prohibition, refusal, rejection, renunciation, repudiation, unapproval, unconsent
- Related terms
- disapprobation, disapprove, objection, opposition, condemnation, no
- Hypernyms
- judgement
- Hyponyms
- self-abnegation