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disapprove
English
Etymology
dis- +? approve
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d?s??p?u?v/
Verb
disapprove (third-person singular simple present disapproves, present participle disapproving, simple past and past participle disapproved)
- (intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
- She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
- (transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
- To have or express an unfavorable opinion. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Antonyms
- approve
Related terms
- disapprobation
- disapproval
Translations
Further reading
- disapprove in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- disapprove in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- disapprove at OneLook Dictionary Search
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decry
English
Etymology
From Old French descrier (“to shout”), from des- (“out, away, off, down”) + crier (“to cry”); see cry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??k?a?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Verb
decry (third-person singular simple present decries, present participle decrying, simple past and past participle decried)
- (transitive) To denounce as harmful.
- 1970, Alvin Toffler, Future Shock, Bantam Books, pg. 99:
- All of us seem to need some totalistic relationships in our lives. But to decry the fact that we cannot have only such relationships is nonsense.
- 1970, Alvin Toffler, Future Shock, Bantam Books, pg. 474:
- While decrying bureaucracy and demanding participatory democracy they, themselves, frequently attempt to manipulate the very group of workers, blacks or students on whose behalf they demand participation.
- 1970, Alvin Toffler, Future Shock, Bantam Books, pg. 99:
- (transitive) To blame for ills.
Translations
References
- Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 114
- decry in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- decry in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- decry at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- cedry, cyder
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