Formal disapproval or condemnation of someone or something.
From 'dis-' (negation) + 'approbation' (from Latin 'approbare,' to assent to). 'Approbation' means approval or formal consent, so 'disapprobation' means the opposite: official disapproval or condemnation.
This is a delightfully formal word that sounds like something a Victorian principal would write on your report card! It appears frequently in 18th and 19th-century literature but feels stuffy now—we prefer the blunter 'disapproval' in modern speech.
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