disapprove

From dis- +‎ approve.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsəˈpɹuːv/

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disapprove (third-person singular simple present disapproves, present participle disapproving, simple past and past participle disapproved)

1. (intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.

   She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.

   • 1945, George Orwell, Notes on Nationalism:

     The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.

2. To have or express an unfavorable opinion. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

   Green washing schemes of corporations are disapproved by Greenpeace activists.

3. (transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.

• approve

• disapprobation
• disapproval

• “disapprove”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “disapprove”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “disapprove”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.