as in displeasure
refusal to accept as right or desirable
thus far, every one of her choices for college has met with her parents' disapproval
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Recent Examples of disapproval
Complete inventories for congressional consideration, with respect to CRA resolutions of disapproval, have been provided elsewhere in this column.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Despite the woman’s careful planning and research into a reputable daycare with a good teacher-to-child ratio, her mother-in-law continues to express disapproval over the decision.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Since then, however, Trump has voiced his disapproval of the measure and Republicans have taken control of both chambers.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
But his latest disapproval rating, 48%, was three percentage points higher than in 2017 — a new high for the pollster.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 9 Feb. 2025
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Despite the woman’s careful planning and research into a reputable daycare with a good teacher-to-child ratio, her mother-in-law continues to express disapproval over the decision.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Since then, however, Trump has voiced his disapproval of the measure and Republicans have taken control of both chambers.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
But his latest disapproval rating, 48%, was three percentage points higher than in 2017 — a new high for the pollster.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapproval
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Some members of the community — including several Republican lawmakers — have voiced their displeasure with the board’s decision.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Travis Hamonic, with whom many Senators fans have voiced their displeasure over throughout the season, finishes second.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Wray still had three years left in his 10-year term, but resigned after the President signaled his intent to fire him, likely due to his dislike of the FBI’s investigation into whether there was a plan to overturn the 2020 election.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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His semi-acknowledged dislike of the Canadian rapper, who ruled the twenty-tens, erupted in exquisite fashion; Lamar’s denigrations not only of the man but of what the man represents catapulted him to the stratosphere.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Since then, Starmer has kept a tight lid on any criticism of the president from within his ranks.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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The chairwoman at the time, Cynthia Brumback, departed amid criticism of how the exhibition proceeded despite having received FBI queries into their provenance as early as July 2021.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Thailand deported more than 100 of them to China in 2015, drawing condemnation from the international community.—
Michael Sullivan,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2025
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The posts quickly drew condemnation from many users on Truth Social and Instagram, even from people who identified themselves as Republicans.—
Ben Goggin,
NBC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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These cases involved monumental pieces of wrongdoing, yet the Justice Department and the federal courts allowed the New York chump-change cases against Trump—built on far smaller frauds—to get all the attention—and ultimately—the disapprobation.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
27 Nov. 2024
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In a 2018 episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry Seinfeld and Mulaney go rug shopping, supposedly at Tendler’s instruction, and Seinfeld’s disapprobation at being sent on an errand by someone’s wife cuts through the segment.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
16 Aug. 2024
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“Disapproval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disapproval. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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