disapprobation
/dɪsˌæpɹəˈbeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Though a gentle Sigh which ſtole from the Boſom of Nancy, ſeemed to argue ſome ſecret Diſapprobation of theſe Sentiments, ſhe did not dare openly to oppoſe them."
- "Elizabeth would wonder, and probably would blame her; and though her resolution was not to be shaken, her feelings must be hurt by such disapprobation."
- "Believe me, I have no warmer sentiment to bestow; and even if I had I could not indulge it, since it would meet with the decided disapprobation of my family, and never could I bring myself to act in opposition to them."
- "And not only these acts, but the dispositions which lead to them, are properly immoral, and fit subjects of disapprobation which may rise to abhorrence."
- "No one seems to think so, however. Yet they view my arrival with a knapsack on my back with cold disapprobation, as unseemly as if I had arrived riding on a pig. I ought to be in a carriage, and the knapsack ought to be a new suitcase."
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English approbation English disapprobation From dis- + approbation.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dɪsˌæpɹəˈbeɪʃən/