Disapproval and Sanction

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Disapproval noun - Refusal to accept as right or desirable.

Usage example: thus far, every one of her boyfriends has met with her parents' disapproval

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Sanction is an antonym for disapproval in condemnation topic.

Sanction noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

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Disapproval is an antonym for sanction in topics: permission, authorization, embargo.

Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning

divine	divine disapproval	divine sanction
official	official disapproval	official sanction

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