disapprove
Example Sentences
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It’s not as if voters can go to the voting booth and show that they disapprove of this.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
According to Gallup, as of September 2025, 42% of respondents approve, 52% disapprove and 6% have no opinion of the Supreme Court.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Direct military assistance would also be deeply unpopular among the Japanese people, with a recent poll by newspaper The Asahi Shimbun showing 82% of voters disapprove of the war.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
By comparison, the Feb. 27 CBS poll found 23% strongly approve of Mr. Trump’s presidency generally, while 47% strongly disapprove.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
The dictionary, quite reasonably, contained an entry in which people could learn about the word, including, of course, the fact that many speakers disapprove of it.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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