| VERB | cognition | disapprove | consider bad / bad or wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | disapprove, reject | deem wrong or inappropriate |
| Sounds | dih.sahpruw'v | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | approve ... remove: 10 rhymes with uwv... | |
| Meaning | Consider bad / bad or wrong. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Entailed by | dislike | Have or feel a dislike or distaste for |
| Narrower | discountenance | show disapproval by discouraging / discouraging |
| frown on, frown upon | look disapprovingly upon | |
| Broader | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
| Opposite | approve | judge to be right or commendable |
| Spanish | desaprobar, rechazar | |
| Catalan | desaprovar, rebutjar, refusar | |
| Nouns | disapproval | a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing |
| Meaning | deem wrong or inappropriate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" | |
| Synonym | reject | |
| Narrower | deprecate | Express strong disapproval of |
| deter, discourage | try to prevent | |
| object | Express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent | |
| Broader | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
| Opposite | approve, O.K., okay, sanction | Give sanction to |
| Spanish | desaprobar | |
| Catalan | desaprovar | |
| Nouns | disapproval | the act of disapproving or condemning |
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