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# disapprove

«disapprove» in Mova's school dictionary: **bad or wrong** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (disapprove, disapproves, disapproved, disapproving)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To think that something or someone is bad or wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disapprove/#m1)

2) To refuse to agree to a plan or request officially (less common; usually «reject»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disapprove/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories adults disapprove of mess, rudeness or late nights; it tells the reader a character dislikes what another is doing; phrases: «disapprove of», «a disapproving look», «strongly disapprove».

### examples

- My dad disapproves of eating in front of the telly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disapprove/#x1)
- Many people disapprove of littering. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disapprove/#x2)
- She gave me a disapproving look. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disapprove/#x3)
- The head teacher disapproved of the new haircut rule. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disapprove/#x4)
- Do you approve or disapprove of school uniform? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disapprove/#x5)
- The council disapproved the plans for the car park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disapprove/#x6)
- Our dog disapproves of baths. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disapprove/#x7)
- Sometimes the fair Persian consented to appear at these festivities, but she disapproved of this lavish expenditure, and did not scruple to warn Noureddin of the probable consequences. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disapprove/#x8)

### note

Regular verb. Use «disapprove of» + thing: «I disapprove of bullying». Adjective: disapproving. Noun: disapproval. Opposite: approve.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «disapprove» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disapprove/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.