disapproving
adjective /ˌdɪs.əˈpruː.vɪŋ/Definition
› showing that you feel something or someone is bad or wrong: a disapproving lookCritical and uncomplimentary disapprovingly /-li/ adverb › They looked at her disapprovingly.Disapproving and criticizingDamaging reputation
(Definition of disapproving adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a cheap shot idiom
- aloof adjective
- astringent adjective (SEVERE)
- captious adjective
- critical adjective (NOT PLEASED)
- damning adjective
- deprecating adjective (NOT APPROVING)
- deprecating adjective (NOT VALUING)
- hard-hitting adjective
- hypercritical adjective
- ill adverb
- pejorative adjective
- pointed adjective (CRITICISM)
- pointedly adverb
- pungent adjective
- scathing adjective
- uncomplimentary adjective
- venomous adjective (HATE)
- vinegary adjective
- withering adjective
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