disapprovalnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌdɪs.əˈpruː.vəl/us/ˌdɪs.əˈpruː.vəl/C1 the feeling of having a negative opinion of someone or something:
Although they said nothing, she could sense their disapproval of her suggestion.
There was a note of disapproval in the teacher's voice.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Disapproving & criticizing
- -basher
- animadversion
- aspersions
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- belabour
- damn
- damn sb with faint praise idiom
- denounce
- dig
- give sb hell idiom
- lashing
- nagging
- pitch into sb/sth
- pound
- pound away at sth/sb
- pull sth apart
- put the boot in idiom
- take a dim view of sth idiom
- throw
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