Have an unfavourable opinion (of)

Usage examples of disapprove.

Like so many of his countrymen, then and later, Adams both loved and disapproved of France, depending in large degree on circumstances or his mood of the moment.

Further, he was considerably more disapproving of the outspokenness and apparent promiscuity of French women than ever Adams had been.

Bin Ladin could have returned to Afghanistan had Pakistan disapproved.

Trend that Ardath and certain others highly disapproved of Algol, that would rob him at least of his better-funded prey.

Quintii, Capitolinus and Cincinnatus, and his own uncle, Caius Claudius, a man most stedfast in the interest of the nobility, and other citizens of the same eminence, he appoints as decemvirs men by no means equal in rank of life: himself in the first instance, which proceeding honourable men disapproved so much the more, as no one had imagined that he would have the daring to act so.

Supreme Court, which he approves and makes especial ground of attack upon me for disapproving, forbids the people of a Territory to exclude slavery.

His upbringing led him to disapprove of Arkansan customs when it came to sex.

Monicah and I shared our table with Vice Admiral Cuomo and the Tanzanian representative, a handsome Arusha woman who clearly disapproved of the festivities.

The Duc de Bercy to be harangued to his duty, scathed, measured, disapproved, and counselled, by a stripling Vaufontaine--it was monstrous.

By August 1522 he became convinced that the time was ripe for action, and issued a manifesto proclaiming that the feudal dues had become unbearable, and giving the impression that he was acting as an ally of Luther, although the latter knew nothing of his intentions and would have heartily disapproved of his methods.

He had tried to indicate to her how extraordinarily lucky she had been, but Eleanor, who disapproved of blood-sports and had yet to learn of their importance in the economics of Exmoor, took her good fortune very much for granted.

Marcus Didius Falco who disapproved of Emperors but who served the state in his own private way knew the truth.

For example, a director had asked her to go with him to Vernon one evening, for dinner and dancing, and she had refused, for several reasons-one being her certainty that her mother would disapprove, and another the fact that the director was a married man.

There are plenty of occasions for Haarlem folk to disapprove, Iris notices, but not many people who receive the precious invitations actually turn them down.

Certainly there may be times when she is more approving and less approving of him, but to be disapproving is very painful and hurts him.