Synonyms for disapprobation
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Noun
1. Disapproval
disapproval, condemnation, displeasure, censure, blame, dissatisfaction, damnation, condemning, dispraise, improbation, reprehension
Other
attainder dated
Definitions
- n. 1
An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.
Forms
- Plural
- disapprobations → disapprovals, condemnations, displeasures, censures…
Example sentences
- condemnation His remarks added up to a condemnation of my plan.
- dissatisfaction Her remarks caused dissatisfaction in the public.
- disapproval They communicate disapproval by shaking their heads.
- displeasure Ziri immediately started speaking in displeasure.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disapprobation | steady | |
| condemnation | falling | |
| dissatisfaction | falling | |
| disapproval | steady | |
| displeasure | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- blame1
- 7 letters
- censure2
- 9 letters
- damnation3, attainder3, dispraise
- 10 letters
- condemning3
- 11 letters
- disapproval4, displeasure3, improbation
- 12 letters
- condemnation4, reprehension
- 15 letters
- dissatisfaction5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (censure2 = 2 syllables).