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disapproval

 noun
     
dis‧ap‧prov‧al [uncountable]
an attitude that shows you think that someone or their behaviour, ideas etc are bad or not suitable [≠ approval]
disapproval of
strong disapproval of the country's human rights record
with/in disapproval
Baxter eyed our clothes with obvious disapproval.
Clarissa shook her head in disapproval.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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