Disapprove

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To have an unfavorable opinion of; condemn.
  • v. To refuse to approve; reject.
  • verb-intransitive. To have an unfavorable opinion: disapproves of drinking.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To condemn; consider wrong or inappropriate.
  • v. To refuse to approve; reject.
  • v. To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; to censure.
  • v. To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline to sanction.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To regard with disfavor; think wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion or judgment: now generally followed by of: as, to disapprove of dancing, or of late hours.
  • To withhold approval from; reject as not approved of; decline to sanction: as, the court disapproved the verdict.
  • To express or feel disapprobation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. deem wrong or inappropriate
  • v. consider bad or wrong
  • Antonym
    approve   
    Verb Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    disallow    condemn    reject   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    approve    behoove    disprove    groove    improve    move    prove    remove    veuve   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    quizzical    skeptical    reproving    bemused    resentful    scornful    incredulous    dismissive    regretful    unsmiling