disapproval

English Thesaurus

1. the act of disapproving or condemning (noun.act)

hypernym	:	assessment, judgement, judgment,
definition	:	the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event (noun.act)

hyponym	:	disparagement, dispraise,
definition	:	the act of speaking contemptuously of (noun.act)

hyponym	:	condemnation,
definition	:	(law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	branding, stigmatisation, stigmatization,
definition	:	the act of stigmatizing (noun.act)

2. an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	disposition, inclination, tendency,
definition	:	an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	doghouse,
definition	:	an idiomatic term for being in disfavor (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	reprobation,
definition	:	severe disapproval (noun.cognition)

3. the expression of disapproval (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	content, message, subject matter, substance,
definition	:	what a communication that is about something is about (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	condemnation, disapprobation,
definition	:	an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	criticism, unfavorable judgment,
definition	:	disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	discouragement,
definition	:	the expression of opposition and disapproval (noun.communication)

4. a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	dislike,
definition	:	a feeling of aversion or antipathy (noun.feeling)

5. the act of disapproving or condemning (noun.act)

antonym	:	approval, approving, blessing,
definition	:	the formal act of approving (noun.act)

derivation	:	disapprove, reject,
definition	:	deem wrong or inappropriate (verb.communication)

6. the expression of disapproval (noun.communication)

antonym	:	approval, commendation,
definition	:	a message expressing a favorable opinion (noun.communication)

7. a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing (noun.feeling)

antonym	:	approval,
definition	:	a feeling of liking something or someone good (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	disapprove,
definition	:	consider bad or wrong (verb.cognition)

8. the act of disapproving or condemning (noun.act)

antonym	:	approval, approving, blessing,
definition	:	the formal act of approving (noun.act)

derivation	:	disapprove, reject,
definition	:	deem wrong or inappropriate (verb.communication)

9. the expression of disapproval (noun.communication)

antonym	:	approval, commendation,
definition	:	a message expressing a favorable opinion (noun.communication)

10. a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing (noun.feeling)

antonym	:	approval,
definition	:	a feeling of liking something or someone good (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	disapprove,
definition	:	consider bad or wrong (verb.cognition)