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Synonyms for disapprobation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dis-ap-ruh-bey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs æp rəˈbeɪ ʃən



Définition of disapprobation

Origin :
  • 1640s; see dis- + approbation.
  • noun disapproval
Example sentences :
  • As for Ben, he was less afraid of a whipping than of his father's disapprobation.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • If it were repeated to-day there would be a shout of disapprobation.
  • Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) » by John Morley
  • The Doctor was still in this mood of disapprobation when John entered.
  • Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
  • Balfour squealed forth his disapprobation for upwards of an hour.
  • Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 3, 1887 » by Various
  • The Colonel, however, expressed no surprise and no disapprobation.
  • Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore
  • And that disapprobation may be directly traced to the influence of Calvin.
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
  • The first cause of their fall in the social scale was the disapprobation of the humanists.
  • Extract from : « John Lyly » by John Dover Wilson
  • As for the disapprobation of the Kirton mob, they held that in high scorn.
  • Extract from : « Half a Hero » by Anthony Hope
  • The dame shook her head, but not in disapprobation altogether.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Detroit » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • He did not address me, but he favoured me with a most sour look of disapprobation.
  • Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London

Antonyms for disapprobation

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