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      disapproval
      noun
      the act of disapproving or condemning
      an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
      the expression of disapproval
      a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
      Roots
      disdis- · Latin · apart, notprobo-prov · Latin · prove, test as good
      Synonyms for disapproval
      disfavorndisapprobationndislikendispleasurendistastendissatisfactionncondemnationndespisalncensurenrejectionn
      Words related to disapproval
      disapprobatoryadjdyslogyadjdisapprovingadjdiscommendmislikingdisapprovesvapprobatoryadjdisapprovervdispleasancenreprobationndyslogisticadjapprobationnsdeignapprobativeadjdisapprovedvapprovalndisdainnpfuidisgustnanimadversionnindignationnmiscontentmentnscornndiscommendableadjheadshakingntsktskantipathyndisgruntlementnreprobativeadjrevulsionn

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      Where does disapproval come from?

      The word disapproval breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, not”); and -prov, from Latin probo (“prove, test as good”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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