"disapproval" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

A feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing (synset 107518068)
is a type of: dislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy
The expression of disapproval (synset 106722472)
is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
subtypes:
- condemnation, disapprobation - an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
- criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
- discouragement - the expression of opposition and disapproval
An inclination to withhold approval from some person or group (synset 106210476)
is a type of: disposition, inclination, tendency - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
subtypes:
- doghouse - an idiomatic term for being in disfavor
- reprobation - severe disapproval
same as: disfavor, disfavour, dislike
The act of disapproving or condemning (synset 100876299)
is a type of: assessment, judgement, judgment - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
subtypes:
- disparagement, dispraise - the act of speaking contemptuously of
- condemnation - (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)
- branding, stigmatisation, stigmatization - the act of stigmatizing