to show disapproval

  • 81end — 1 /end/ noun (C) 1 LAST PART the last part of something such as a period of time, activity, book, or film: He s leaving at the end of October. | I found the end of the movie very disappointing. | from beginning to end: Her story was a pack of… …

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  • 82tut — 1 interjection a sound that you make by touching the top of your mouth with your tongue in order to show disapproval tut noun (C) 2 verb (I) to express disapproval by making a tut sound: The nursed rushed in, tutting with irritation …

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  • 83tut-tut — 1 interjection a sound made by touching the top of the mouth with the tongue twice, in order to show disapproval 2 verb (I) to express disapproval by saying tut tut …

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  • 84discountenance — dis•coun•te•nance [[t]dɪsˈkaʊn tn əns[/t]] v. nanced, nanc•ing, n. 1) to disconcert, embarrass, or abash 2) to show disapproval of 3) disapproval; disapprobation • Etymology: 1570–80 …

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  • 85discountenance — /dɪsˈkaʊntənəns/ (say dis kowntuhnuhns) verb (t) (discountenanced, discountenancing) 1. to put out of countenance; disconcert; abash. 2. to show disapproval of; treat with disfavour. –noun 3. disapproval. {French (obsolete) descontenancer, from… …

  • 86tsk tsk — UK [ˌtəsk ˈtəsk] US interjection old fashioned used for showing that you do not approve of something Thesaurus: communicative soundshyponym * * * [tisk tisk] 1. exclam. expressing disapproval or annoyance you of all people, Goldie tsk, tsk 2. v.… …

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  • 87re|prov´ing|ly — re|prove «rih PROOV», transitive verb, proved, prov|ing. to show disapproval of; find fault with; blame; scold: »She reproved the boy for teasing the cat. ╂[< Old French reprover, learned borrowing from Late Latin reprobāre …

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  • 88re|prove — «rih PROOV», transitive verb, proved, prov|ing. to show disapproval of; find fault with; blame; scold: »She reproved the boy for teasing the cat. ╂[< Old French reprover, learned borrowing from Late Latin reprobāre …

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  • 89op·pro·bri·um — /əˈproʊbrijəm/ noun [noncount] formal : very strong disapproval or criticism of a person or thing especially by a large number of people They re going ahead with the plan despite public opprobrium. a group of critics who use “romanticism” as a… …

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  • 90Alex Rodriguez — This article is about the baseball player. For the film editor, see Alex Rodríguez (film editor). For the Andorran footballer, see Alex Rodriguez (footballer). A Rod redirects here. For other uses, see A Rod (disambiguation). Alex Rodriguez …

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