disapprove

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsəˈpɹuːv/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Verb

disapprove (third-person singular simple present disapproves, present participle disapproving, simple past and past participle disapproved)

(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
- 1945, George Orwell, Notes on Nationalism:
  The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.
To have or express an unfavorable opinion. (Can we add an example for this sense? )
Green washing schemes of corporations are disapproved by Greenpeace activists.
(transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.

Antonyms

approve

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Translations

(with of in English) to condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate

Belarusian: асуджаць impf (asudžacʹ), ганіць impf (hanicʹ)
Bulgarian: осъждам (bg) (osǎždam), порицавам (bg) (poricavam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 譴責 / 谴责 (zh) (qiǎnzé)
Dutch: afkeuren (nl)
Esperanto: kondamni
Finnish: tuomita (fi)
French: désapprouver (fr)
Galician: desaprobar (gl)
German: missbilligen (de)
Greek: αποδοκιμάζω (el) (apodokimázo)
Hungarian: kifogásol (hu), helytelenít (hu), elítél (hu), rosszall (hu), ellenez (hu), rossznak talál, kárhoztat (hu), nincs ínyére
Italian: disapprovare (it)
Latin: improbō (la), abdīcō (la)
Polish: odrzucać (pl), potępiać (pl), skazać (pl)
Portuguese: desaprovar (pt)
Russian: осуждать (ru) (osuždatʹ), порицать (ru) (poricatʹ)
Swedish: ogilla (sv), misstycka (sv), underkänna (sv)

to have or express an unfavorable opinion

Esperanto: malaprobi
Finnish: hylätä (fi), tuomita (fi)
Galician: desaprobar (gl), rexeitar (gl)
Greek: αποδοκιμάζω (el) (apodokimázo)
Mandarin: 不赞成 (zh), 不同意 (zh)
Maori: tirohura
Polish: potępiać (pl)
Portuguese: desaprovar (pt)

to refuse to approve — see reject