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of this wasteful spending if he were still alive.","We strongly disapprove of bullying in any form and have a zero-tolerance policy.","While some may accept it, I personally strongly disapprove of such actions.","translation",{"_32":61,"_34":62,"_9":63,"_37":64,"_39":21,"_41":65,"_47":68,"_59":-5},"thoroughly","thoroughly disapprove","thoroughly-disapprove","To express complete and absolute opposition.",{"_43":66,"_45":67},6.5,7.1,[69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78],"My grandfather thoroughly disapproves of modern music.","The committee thoroughly disapproved of the proposed changes to the regulations.","As a pacifist, I thoroughly disapprove of any form of violence.","She has always thoroughly disapproved of her son's choice of friends.","Do you thoroughly disapprove of his decision to quit his job?","In that era, society thoroughly disapproved of women working outside the home.","I want to be clear: I thoroughly disapprove of how the situation was handled.","If my parents knew about this, they would thoroughly disapprove.","He thoroughly disapproves of gambling in any form.","The board will likely thoroughly disapprove of the risky investment strategy.",{"_32":80,"_34":81,"_9":82,"_37":83,"_39":22,"_41":84,"_47":87,"_59":-5},"morally","morally disapprove","morally-disapprove","To object based on ethical or moral principles.",{"_43":85,"_45":86},6,5.2,[88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107],"Bigots who morally disapprove of homosexuality often cite outdated texts.","Many people morally disapprove of experiments on animals.","The community leader stated that he morally disapproves of the new gambling law.","She morally disapproves of gossip and spreading rumors.","Many people in that era morally disapproved of divorce, regardless of the circumstances.","The religious group morally disapproved of the new law.","Her essay explained why she morally disapproves of using animals for cosmetic testing.","He could not morally disapprove of her decision to help those in need.","Do you morally disapprove of cloning, or is your objection purely practical?","They morally disapprove of any actions that harm the environment.","Although he understood the economic benefits, he morally disapproved of the factory's environmental impact.","My parents morally disapprove of dishonesty in any business dealings.","A society that morally disapproves of a certain behavior may create laws to prohibit it.","Most citizens would morally disapprove of corruption in government.","He struggled with the decision, as he morally disapproved of any form of deception.","The philosopher argued that one must morally disapprove of injustice.","Future generations might morally disapprove of our current levels of consumption.","Even if legal, some practices are still morally disapproved by many.","The film portrays a character who morally disapproves of the war but feels compelled to fight.","It is common to morally disapprove of acts that cause unnecessary 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his new partner.","The film portrayed a character who challenged many socially disapproved norms.",{"_26":128,"_9":129,"_29":130},"disapprove + PREPOSITION","disapprove-preposition",[131],{"_32":132,"_34":133,"_9":134,"_37":135,"_39":40,"_41":136,"_47":139,"_59":-5},"of","disapprove of","disapprove-of","Standard preposition used to indicate the object of disapproval.",{"_43":137,"_45":138},9.5,150,[140,141,142,143,144,145,146,147,148,149],"He strongly disapproved of the way his daughter was behaving.","Her parents thoroughly disapprove of her new boyfriend.","I personally disapprove of smoking in public places.","The committee officially disapproved of the proposed changes.","Do you disapprove of my decision to change careers?","Many people morally disapprove of cloning.","She knew her father would disapprove of her unconventional wedding.","Even if they disapprove of the plan, they will have to follow orders.","His style of management was something the entire team disapproved of.","It's not my place to approve or disapprove of how they raise their children.","relatedEntries",{"_152":153,"_154":155},"asSubject",[],"asObject",[],"serverTranslations",{},"actionData","errors"]