Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective expressing disapproval.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
disapprove .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective expressing or manifesting disapproval
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word disapproving.
Examples
-
He turned to find Christine Chapel standing before him, her expression disapproving.
The Trellisane Confrontation David Dvorkin 1990
-
He turned to find Christine Chapel standing before him, her expression disapproving.
The Trellisane Confrontation David Dvorkin 1990
-
He turned to find Christine Chapel standing before him, her expression disapproving.
The Trellisane Confrontation David Dvorkin 1990
-
We all learned to love each other in disapproving of our president’s handling of the job.
dick | clusterflock 2009
-
A new nonpartisan poll by Marquette University shows the governor at 50% job approval with 45% disapproving, which is up from as low as 37% last summer.
The Most Important Non-Presidential Election of the Decade Stephen Moore 2012
-
You must be in denial that he is not because everybody that still likes Obama can't tell anybody why they like him so they desperately try to support him by calling the disapproving racists.
-
And now the Republicans claim they are going to introduce a resolution "disapproving" of my behavior.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
-
Interestingly, pressured teachers were more likely to use “controlling” strategies - policing youngsters, offering tangible rewards and providing nonverbal feedback, such as disapproving looks, etc.
-
Will they even pass a resolution "disapproving" of it?
House Dems' Resolution: "Congress Disapproves" Of Escalation 2009
-
When I heard this kind of disapproving groan come out of him, it made me happy.
A Change in the Wind 2007
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.