- unfavorable judgment
- noundisapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings-
the senator received severe criticism from his opponent
• Syn: ↑criticism• Hypernyms: ↑disapproval• Hyponyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
the senator received severe criticism from his opponent
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pass unfavorable judgment upon — index disapprove (condemn) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
criticize — criticize, reprehend, blame, censure, reprobate, condemn, denounce are comparable when they mean to find fault with someone or something openly, often publicly, and with varying degrees of severity. Criticize in its basic sense does not carry… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Critical responses to David Irving — have changed dramatically as David Irving, a writer on the subject of World War II and Nazism, changes his own public political views, further there are doubts as to how far Irving applies the historical method. This article documents some of… … Wikipedia
Disapprove — Dis ap*prove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disapproved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disapproving}.] [Pref. dis + approve: cf. F. d[ e]approuver. Cf. {Disapprobation}.] 1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the judgment; to regard as wrong,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disapproved — Disapprove Dis ap*prove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disapproved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disapproving}.] [Pref. dis + approve: cf. F. d[ e]approuver. Cf. {Disapprobation}.] 1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the judgment; to regard … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disapproving — Disapprove Dis ap*prove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disapproved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disapproving}.] [Pref. dis + approve: cf. F. d[ e]approuver. Cf. {Disapprobation}.] 1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the judgment; to regard … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disapproval — noun 1. a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing (Freq. 6) • Ant: ↑approval • Derivationally related forms: ↑disapprove • Hypernyms: ↑dislike 2. the expression of disapproval … Useful english dictionary
criticize — verb ( cized; cizing) Date: 1643 intransitive verb to act as a critic transitive verb 1. to consider the merits and demerits of and judge accordingly ; evaluate 2. to find fault with ; point out … New Collegiate Dictionary
disapprove — verb Date: 1614 transitive verb 1. to pass unfavorable judgment on 2. to refuse approval to ; reject intransitive verb to feel or express disapproval • disapprover … New Collegiate Dictionary
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