disapprove

Pronunciation: /dɪsəˈpɹuːv/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb consider bad or wrong
  2. verb deem wrong or inappropriate

Etymology

From dis- + approve.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
evaluate
Narrower (hyponyms)
discountenance, frown on
Opposite (antonyms)
approve

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