Literary notes about disapprobation (AI summary)
Writers use "disapprobation" as a precise vehicle to express a character’s or society’s moral censure and nuanced dissatisfaction. It appears not only as a verbal declaration of disapproval ([1]) but also through subtle gestures—a head shake or a muted hum signifying inner regret ([2]). The term often contrasts personal approval with broader, sometimes institutional, condemnation, as when literary voices weigh approbation against the collective judgment of society ([3]). In some narratives, the word intensifies social critique, capturing the emotional and ethical undercurrents of a community's response to misconduct or unseemly conduct ([4]). Thus, "disapprobation" enriches literary language by simultaneously invoking personal introspection and the weight of communal moral standards.
- 2. Did you ever hear Mr. Adams, while Vice President, express his disapprobation of the funding system?
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 3 (of 16) by United States. Congress - Hawkeye, who alone appeared to reason on the occasion, shook his head at his own momentary weakness, even uttering his self-disapprobation aloud.
— from The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper - It is his approbation that produces pride; and disapprobation, humility.
— from A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume - 21 This implied disapprobation of the Kapellmeister Reichardt, whose direction had indeed been found fault with by others.
— from Life of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3) by Otto Jahn
