Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISAPPROBATION

n.[dis and approbation. ] A disapproving; dislike; the act of the mind which condemns what is supposed to be wrong, whether the act is expressed or not. We often disapprove, when we do not express disapprobation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISAPPROBATION

Dis *ap `pro *ba "tion, n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + approbation: cf. F.désapprobation. Cf. Disapprove. ]

 

Defn: The act of disapproving; mental condemnation of what is judged wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; feeling of censure. We have ever expressed the most unqualified disapprobation of all the steps. Burke.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

disapprobation

dis ap pro ba tion |disˌaprəˈbāSHən dɪsˌæprəˈbeɪʃən | ▶noun strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds: she braved her mother's disapprobation and slipped out to enjoy herself.

 

Oxford Dictionary

disapprobation

disapprobation |dɪsˌaprəˈbeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds: she braved her mother's disapprobation and slipped out to enjoy herself.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

disapprobation

disapprobation noun See disapproval.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

disapprobation

disapprobation noun she had braved her mother's disapprobation and slipped out to enjoy herself. See disapproval.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

disapprobation

dis ap pro ba tion /dɪ̀sæprəbéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 ｟かたく ｠＝disapproval .