disapproved

Word Origin & History

late 15c., "disprove;" as the reverse of approve it is first attested 1640s. See dis- + approve. Related: Disapproved; disapproving.

He had disapproved of the marriage of his son and evinced his displeasure in his will.

He never said or did a thing in the absence of my mother of which she would have disapproved.

Adrien disapproved these manners,—too French, in his opinion.

If they disapproved, a wire would oblige, as he should put it into the hands of an agent.

Not that I disapproved of their conduct; I rather envied them, in fact.

They disapproved of the rashness of the new recruit to their body.

If they approved of the substance of his charges, they disapproved of their form.

I had heard that her engagement with Kurtz had been disapproved by her people.

He disapproved of the doctor's sensitiveness about that far-off episode of his life.

But yet she would not have disapproved a service offered to her son.

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adjective. black-market; unlawful

adjective. not allowed, permitted

adjective. rejected