Oxford Dictionary English

disapprove

verb
verb
BrE BrE//ˌdɪsəˈpruːv//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪsəˈpruːv//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they disapprove
BrE BrE//ˌdɪsəˈpruːv//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪsəˈpruːv//
 he / she / it disapproves
BrE BrE//ˌdɪsəˈpruːvz//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪsəˈpruːvz//
 past simple disapproved
BrE BrE//ˌdɪsəˈpruːvd//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪsəˈpruːvd//
 past participle disapproved
BrE BrE//ˌdɪsəˈpruːvd//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪsəˈpruːvd//
 -ing form disapproving
BrE BrE//ˌdɪsəˈpruːvɪŋ//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪsəˈpruːvɪŋ//
Add to my wordlist
jump to other results
[intransitive, transitive] to think that somebody/something is not good or suitable; to not approve of somebody/something She wants to be an actress, but her parents disapprove. disapprove of somebody/something He strongly disapproved of the changes that had been made. disapprove something (North American English) A solid majority disapproves the way the president is handling the controversy. opposite approve Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbstrongly, thoroughly, morally, … prepositionof See full entryExtra examples bigots who morally disapprove of homosexuality socially disapproved behavior In some parts of India, inter-caste marriages were thoroughly disapproved of. She wants to be an actor but her parents disapprove.
See disapprove in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee disapprove in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Check pronunciation: disapprove
oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com