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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Disapprove \Dis'ap*prove\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Disapproved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disapproving}.] [Pref. dis- + approve: cf. F. d['e]approuver. Cf. {Disapprobation}.]
1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; to censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of others.
2. To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline to sanction; as, the sentence of the court-martial was disapproved by the commander in chief.
Note: This verb is often followed by of; as, to disapprove of an opinion, of such conduct. See {Approve}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
disapprove
verb
1: consider bad or wrong [ant: {approve}]
2: deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" [syn: {reject}] [ant: {approve}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
116 Moby Thesaurus words for "disapprove": abjure, attaint, ban, belittle, bespatter, blackball, blacken, blame, blot, blow upon, brand, brush aside, categorically reject, censure, chuck, chuck out, condemn, contemn, contradict, criticize, decline, decry, defame, defile, denounce, deny, deplore, deprecate, depreciate, despise, detract, disallow, disapprove of, discard, disclaim, discommend, discount, discountenance, disdain, disesteem, disfavor, dismiss, disown, disparage, dispraise, disregard, dissent from, except, exclude, expose, expose to infamy, expostulate, forswear, frown, frown at, frown down, frown upon, gibbet, grimace at, hang in effigy, ignore, knock, look askance at, look black upon, not approve, not go for, not hear of, not hold with, object, object to, oppose, ostracize, pass by, pass up, pillory, protest, push aside, put down, rebuff, recant, refuse, refuse to consider, reject, remonstrate, renounce, repel, reprehend, reprimand, reprobate, repudiate, repulse, run down, say no to, scout, shove away, slur, smear, soil, spurn, stain, stigmatize, sully, taint, take exception to, tarnish, think ill of, think little of, throw away, throw out, thumb down, turn away, turn down, turn out, view with disfavor, vilify, waive
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