Approval and Scorn

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Approval noun - An acceptance of something as satisfactory.

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Scorn is an antonym for approval.

Scorn noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.

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Approval is an antonym for scorn in topics: respect, contempt toward something.

Nearby Words: scornful, scorned, scornfully, scorning

full	full approval	full scorn
public	public approval	public scorn
critical	critical approval	critical scorn
heavy	heavy approval	heavy scorn
Other adjectives: constant, severe, serious, slight, absolute, immediate, universal, outright.

Daisy Miller: Winterbourne must choose between Daisy (Rome's local strange girl who has caught his eye) and the approval of his peers (who scorn her for being a shameless flirt).

Source: Conflicting Loyalty

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