Meaning of Disapprobation | Babel Free

Definitions

An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.

countable, uncountable

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Examples

“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.”

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