Disapproved

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disapprove \Dis`ap*prove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disapproved}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Disapproving}.] [Pref. dis- + approve: cf. F.
     d['e]approuver. Cf. {Disapprobation}.]
     1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of
        the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or
        inexpedient; to censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of


        others.
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     2. To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline
        to sanction; as, the sentence of the court-martial was
        disapproved by the commander in chief.
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     Note: This verb is often followed by of; as, to disapprove of
           an opinion, of such conduct. See {Approve}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  disapproved
       adj : not approved; "the disapproved tax proposal" [ant: {approved}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "disapproved":
     contemned, declined, declined with thanks, denied, despised,
     discarded, discounted, disdained, dismissed, disowned, excepted,
     excluded, forsworn, ignored, not considered, rebuffed, refused,
     rejected, renounced, repudiated, repulsed, scouted, spurned