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[ verb ] consider bad or wrong
Used in print (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)Resolved that , while we most decidedly disapprove the methods he adopted to accomplish his objects , yet in his willingness to die in aid of the great cause of human freedom , we still recognize the qualities of a noble nature and the exercise of a spirit which true men have always admired and which history never fails to honor . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)Sometimes he would grunt softly to some invisible onlooker beside him , sometimes he would look stern and moralistic as his pencil did what he disapproved . Related terms |
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[ verb ] refuse to approve
Synonyms Examples "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)As_it_is , they consider that the North is now reaping the fruits of excess egalitarianism , that in_spite_of its high standard_of_living the `` American way '' has been proved inferior to the English and Scandinavian ways , although they disapprove of the socialistic features of the latter . |
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