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disapprove

[dis-uh-proov] / ˌdɪs əˈpruv /


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The disapproving way she’s looking at me sets off alarm bells.

From Literature

In a CBS survey taken before the weekend's shooting, 61% of respondents said that ICE is being "too tough when stopping and detaining people", while 58% disapproved of his handling of immigration as a whole.

From BBC

In a poll conducted this month by the New York Times and Siena University, 58% of respondents said they disapprove of the way the president is handling the economy.

From Los Angeles Times

She says the other mothers scoffed at her parenting choices - she bottle-feeds her son - and seemed to disapprove of her choosing to deliver her baby by caesarean section.

From BBC

Aunt Kitty gave me a disapproving scowl, and I pushed on before she brought up adding penmanship to my lessons in vocabulary and sums.

From Literature