disapprove

English

Etymology

dis- +‎ approve

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsəˈpɹuːv/

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Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
   • 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.

   She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.

2. To have or express an unfavorable opinion. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.

Antonyms

• approve

Related terms

• disapprobation
• disapproval

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)
• 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)
• 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

Further reading

• “disapprove”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “disapprove”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “disapprove”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.