Disapprove — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

consider bad or wrong

deem wrong or inappropriate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsɐpɹˈuːv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsɐpɹˈuːv/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈaʊt/.

Examples

I disapprove of her child rearing methods

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reject

Antonyms

approve

Parts of Speech

verb	consider bad or wrong
verb	deem wrong or inappropriate “I disapprove of her child rearing methods”

Word Forms

disapproval	noun	a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
rejective	adjective	rejecting or tending to reject
rejection	noun	the act of rejecting something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

missbilligen

für schlecht oder falsch halten

🇫🇷French

désapprouver

considérer comme mauvais ou faux

🇪🇸Spanish

desaprobar

considerar malo o incorrecto

🇮🇹Italian

disapprovare

considerare cattivo o sbagliato

🇳🇱Dutch

afkeuren

als slecht of verkeerd beschouwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desaprovar

considerar ruim ou errado

🇷🇺Russian

не одобрять

считать плохим или неправильным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्वीकृत

बुरा या ग़लत मानना

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বীকৃতি

খারাপ বা ভুল বিবেচনা করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்கவில்லை

கெட்டது அல்லது தவறு என்று கருதுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒప్పుకోరు

చెడు లేదా తప్పుగా పరిగణించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

नाकारणे

वाईट किंवा चुकीचा विचार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નામંજૂર

ખરાબ કે ખોટું ગણો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಪ್ಪುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ತಪ್ಪು ಎಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അംഗീകരിക്കുന്നില്ല

മോശമോ തെറ്റോ പരിഗണിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ

ਬੁਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਗਲਤ ਸਮਝੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

نامنظور

برا یا غلط سمجھیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不赞成

认为不好或错误

🇯🇵Japanese

不承認

悪いか間違っているかを考える

🇰🇷Korean

안된다고 하다

나쁘다 또는 틀렸다고 생각하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không chấp thuận

coi là xấu hoặc sai

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่อนุมัติ

พิจารณาว่าไม่ดีหรือผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak setuju

anggap buruk atau salah

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi aprubahan

isaalang-alang ang masama o mali

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bersetuju

menganggap buruk atau salah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا أوافق

تعتبر سيئة أو خاطئة

🇮🇷Persian

رد کردن

بد یا اشتباه در نظر بگیرید

🇹🇷Turkish

onaylamamak

kötü ya da yanlış olduğunu düşün

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מאשרים

לשקול רע או לא נכון

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