Disapprobation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈoʊinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˌapɹəbˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˌapɹəbˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /dˈoʊinəs/.

Examples

his uncompromising condemnation of racism

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

condemnation

Antonyms

approbation

Parts of Speech

noun	an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable “his uncompromising condemnation of racism”

Word Forms

condemn

verb

demonstrate the guilt of (someone)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Missbilligung

ein Ausdruck starker Missbilligung; als falsch oder moralisch schuldig aussprechen

🇫🇷French

désapprobation

une expression de forte désapprobation ; se prononcer comme étant faux ou moralement coupable

🇪🇸Spanish

desaprobación

una expresión de fuerte desaprobación; declararse incorrecto o moralmente culpable

🇮🇹Italian

disapprovazione

un'espressione di forte disapprovazione; dichiarare sbagliato o moralmente colpevole

🇳🇱Dutch

afkeuring

een uiting van sterke afkeuring; uitspreken als verkeerd of moreel verwijtbaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

desaprovação

uma expressão de forte desaprovação; pronunciar-se como errado ou moralmente culpável

🇷🇺Russian

неодобрение

выражение резкого неодобрения; объявить неправильным или морально виновным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नापसंदगी

तीव्र अस्वीकृति की अभिव्यक्ति; ग़लत या नैतिक रूप से दोषी घोषित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অসন্তুষ্টি

দৃঢ় অস্বীকৃতি একটি অভিব্যক্তি; ভুল বা নৈতিকভাবে দোষী হিসাবে উচ্চারণ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுப்பு

வலுவான மறுப்பின் வெளிப்பாடு; தவறான அல்லது தார்மீக குற்றமாக உச்சரித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమ్మతి

బలమైన అసమ్మతి యొక్క వ్యక్తీకరణ; తప్పు లేదా నైతికంగా దోషిగా ఉచ్ఛరించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

नापसंती

तीव्र नापसंतीची अभिव्यक्ती; चुकीचे किंवा नैतिकदृष्ट्या दोषी म्हणून उच्चारणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વીકાર

મજબૂત અસ્વીકારની અભિવ્યક્તિ; ખોટું અથવા નૈતિક રીતે દોષિત તરીકે ઉચ્ચારવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮ್ಮತಿ

ಬಲವಾದ ಅಸಮ್ಮತಿಯ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ; ತಪ್ಪು ಅಥವಾ ನೈತಿಕವಾಗಿ ತಪ್ಪಿತಸ್ಥ ಎಂದು ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിസമ്മതം

ശക്തമായ വിയോജിപ്പിൻ്റെ ഒരു പ്രകടനം; തെറ്റായതോ ധാർമ്മികമായി കുറ്റകരമോ ആയി ഉച്ചരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਮਾਨ

ਸਖ਼ਤ ਅਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ; ਗਲਤ ਜਾਂ ਨੈਤਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਵਜੋਂ ਉਚਾਰਨ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناپسندیدگی

سخت ناپسندیدگی کا اظہار؛ غلط یا اخلاقی طور پر مجرم قرار دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

非难

强烈反对的表达；被认为是错误的或道德上有罪的

🇯🇵Japanese

不支持

強い反対の表明。間違っている、または道徳的に責任があると宣言する

🇰🇷Korean

안된다고 함

강한 반대의 표현; 잘못되었거나 도덕적으로 과실이 있다고 선언하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự không tán thành

một biểu hiện của sự không đồng tình mạnh mẽ; phát âm là sai hoặc đáng trách về mặt đạo đức

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่พอใจ

การแสดงออกถึงความไม่เห็นด้วยอย่างรุนแรง ประกาศว่าผิดหรือถูกตำหนิทางศีลธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

celaan

ekspresi ketidaksetujuan yang kuat; diucapkan sebagai salah atau bersalah secara moral

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pagsang-ayon

isang pagpapahayag ng matinding hindi pagsang-ayon; pagbigkas bilang mali o moral na may kasalanan

🇲🇾Malay

penolakan

ungkapan penolakan yang kuat; menyatakan sebagai salah atau bersalah secara moral

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرفض

التعبير عن الرفض الشديد؛ التصريح بأنه خطأ أو مذنب أخلاقيا

🇮🇷Persian

عدم تایید

ابراز مخالفت شدید؛ تلفظ به عنوان اشتباه یا از نظر اخلاقی مقصر

🇹🇷Turkish

onaylamama

güçlü bir onaylamama ifadesi; Yanlış veya ahlaki açıdan suçlu olarak telaffuz etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

אי הסכמה

ביטוי של אי הסכמה חריפה; מבטאים כשגויים או אשם מוסרית

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The primary meaning of 'disapprobation' is 'an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable'.

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