disapproving

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disapproving

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of disapprove

adjective more disapproving · most disapproving

Expressing or conveying disapproval. The word "lazy", when used to describe a person's unwillingness to work, is a disapproving word.
Similar: censorious, disapprobatory, reprehensory, condemnatory, condemning, damnatory, disapproving, improbatory, reprehensive

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@misc{disapproving_2026,
  title = {disapproving},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disapproving},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}