disapproval

CEFRB2

/dɪsəˈpɹuvəl/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A feeling that something is wrong or unacceptable.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The act of disapproving; condemnation.

Examples

  • He showed his disapproval by raising an eyebrow.

  • They communicate disapproval by shaking their heads.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [dɪsəˈpɹuːvəɫ]

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Everyone glared in disapproval at the man talking loudly on the phone.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The crowd's loud blank forced the speaker to stop his speech early.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

From dis- + approval.