Usually means: Dislike or negative judgment about something.
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We found 26 dictionaries that define the word Disapproval:

General (24 matching dictionaries)
  1. disapproval: Merriam-Webster
  2. disapproval: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. disapproval: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. disapproval: Collins English Dictionary
  5. disapproval: Vocabulary.com
  6. Disapproval, disapproval: Wordnik
  7. disapproval: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. disapproval: Wiktionary
  9. disapproval: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. disapproval: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. disapproval: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Disapproval, disapproval: Dictionary.com
  13. disapproval: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  14. Disapproval: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  15. disapproval: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  16. disapproval: Rhymezone
  17. Disapproval: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. disapproval: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  19. disapproval: FreeDictionary.org
  20. disapproval: Mnemonic Dictionary
  21. disapproval: TheFreeDictionary.com
  22. disapproval: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. disapproval: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
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Definitions from Wiktionary (disapproval)

▸ noun:  The act of disapproving; condemnation.

Similar:
disfavor, dislike, disfavour, disapprobation, disproval, condemnation, reproval, censure, damnation, reprehension, more...

Opposite:
approval, approbation, sanction

Types:
frown, scowl, grimace, sneer, snarl, glare, look of disapproval, more...

Phrases:
sounds of disapproval, show disapproval, sound of disapproval, to express strong disapproval of, voiced disapproval, more...

Adjectives:
social, strong, public, moral, general, parental, official, popular, stern, mild, silent

Colors:
    gray,     brown,     black,     dark green,     olive, more...

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Similar:
disfavor, dislike, disfavour, disapprobation, disproval, condemnation, reproval, censure, damnation, reprehension, more...

Opposite:
approval, approbation, sanction

Types:
frown, scowl, grimace, sneer, snarl, glare, look of disapproval, more...

Phrases:
sounds of disapproval, show disapproval, sound of disapproval, to express strong disapproval of, voiced disapproval, expression of disapproval, expresses disapproval, shout of disapproval, more...

Adjectives:
social, strong, public, moral, general, parental, official, popular, stern, mild, silent

Colors:
    gray,     brown,     black,     dark green,     olive, more...



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