Disapproval — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing

the expression of disapproval

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈoʊnʌts/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsɐpɹˈuːvəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsɐpɹˈuːvəl/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈoʊnʌts/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disfavor dislike disfavour

Antonyms

approval

Word Forms

disapprove

verb

consider bad or wrong

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Missbilligung

ein Gefühl, etwas oder das, was jemand tut, nicht zu mögen

🇫🇷French

désapprobation

un sentiment de ne pas aimer quelque chose ou ce que fait quelqu'un

🇪🇸Spanish

desaprobación

una sensación de que no le gusta algo o lo que alguien está haciendo

🇮🇹Italian

disapprovazione

una sensazione di antipatia per qualcosa o ciò che qualcuno sta facendo

🇳🇱Dutch

afkeuring

een gevoel dat je iets niet leuk vindt of wat iemand doet

🇵🇹Portuguese

desaprovação

uma sensação de não gostar de algo ou do que alguém está fazendo

🇷🇺Russian

неодобрение

чувство недовольства чем-то или тем, что кто-то делает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्वीकृति

किसी चीज़ या कोई क्या कर रहा है उसे नापसंद करने की भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম্মতি

কিছু অপছন্দ করার অনুভূতি বা কেউ কি করছে

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுப்பு

எதையாவது பிடிக்காத உணர்வு அல்லது யாரோ என்ன செய்கிறார்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమ్మతి

ఏదో ఇష్టపడని భావన లేదా ఎవరైనా ఏమి చేస్తున్నారో

🇮🇳Marathi

नापसंती

काहीतरी नापसंत करण्याची भावना किंवा कोणीतरी काय करत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નામંજૂર

કંઈક નાપસંદ કરવાની લાગણી અથવા કોઈ શું કરી રહ્યું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮ್ಮತಿ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಇಷ್ಟಪಡದಿರುವ ಭಾವನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಏನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിസമ്മതം

എന്തെങ്കിലും ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടാത്തതോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആരെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യുന്നതോ ആയ ഒരു തോന്നൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਵੀਕਾਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਪਸੰਦ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਕੀ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نامنظور

کسی چیز کو ناپسند کرنے کا احساس یا کوئی کیا کر رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不赞成

不喜欢某事或某人正在做的事情的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

不承認

何か、または誰かがやっていることを嫌うという感情

🇰🇷Korean

난색

뭔가를 싫어하거나 누군가가 하고 있는 일을 싫어하는 느낌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không tán thành

một cảm giác không thích một cái gì đó hoặc những gì ai đó đang làm

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่อนุมัติ

ความรู้สึกไม่ชอบบางสิ่งบางอย่างหรือสิ่งที่ใครบางคนกำลังทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidaksetujuan

perasaan tidak menyukai sesuatu atau apa yang dilakukan seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pagsang-ayon

isang pakiramdam ng hindi pagkagusto sa isang bagay o kung ano ang ginagawa ng isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

penolakan

perasaan tidak menyukai sesuatu atau apa yang dilakukan oleh seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرفض

الشعور بعدم الإعجاب بشيء ما أو ما يفعله شخص ما

🇮🇷Persian

عدم تایید

احساس بیزاری از چیزی یا کاری که کسی انجام می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

onaylamama

bir şeyden veya birinin yaptığından hoşlanmama hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אי הסכמה

תחושה של לא לאהוב משהו או מה שמישהו עושה

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