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Antonyms for disapproved


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dis-uh-proov
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈpruv



Definition of disapproved

Origin :
  • late 15c., "disprove;" as the reverse of approve it is first attested 1640s. See dis- + approve. Related: Disapproved; disapproving.
  • verb condemn
Example sentences :
  • He had disapproved of the marriage of his son and evinced his displeasure in his will.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He never said or did a thing in the absence of my mother of which she would have disapproved.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • Adrien disapproved these manners,—too French, in his opinion.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan
  • If they disapproved, a wire would oblige, as he should put it into the hands of an agent.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • Not that I disapproved of their conduct; I rather envied them, in fact.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • They disapproved of the rashness of the new recruit to their body.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • If they approved of the substance of his charges, they disapproved of their form.
  • Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg
  • I had heard that her engagement with Kurtz had been disapproved by her people.
  • Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
  • He disapproved of the doctor's sensitiveness about that far-off episode of his life.
  • Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
  • But yet she would not have disapproved a service offered to her son.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Hand » by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

Synonyms for disapproved

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