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| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
| Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers |
| Section IV. Moral Affections |
| 2. Moral Sentiments |
| 932. Disapprobation. |
| NOUN: | DISAPPROBATION, disapproval, improbation [obs.], disesteem, displacency [rare]; odium; dislike [See Dislike]; black list, black-ball, ostracism, boycott; index expurgatorius. DISPARAGEMENT, depreciation, disvaluation, dispraise, discommendation; detraction [See Detraction]; denunciation; condemnation [See Condemnation]; animadversion, reflection, stricture, objection, exception, criticism; blame, censure, obloquy; sar- donic -grin, - laugh; sarcasm, satire, insinuation, innuendo; bad -, poor -, left-handed- compliment. sneer (contempt) [See Contempt]; taunt (disrespect) [See Disrespect]; cavil, carping, censoriousness; hypercriticism (fastidiousness) [See Fastidiousness]. REPREHENSION, remonstrance, expostulation, reproof, reprobation, admonition, increpation [archaic], reproach; rebuke, reprimand, castigation, jobation [colloq.], lecture, curtain lecture, blowup [colloq.]; blowing up, trimming, wigging, dressing, dressing down [all colloq.]; rating, scolding, correction, set down, rap on the knuckles, coup de bec [F.], rebuff; slap, slap on the face; home thrust, hit; frown, scowl, black look. diatribe, jeremiad or jeremiade, tirade, philippic. chiding, upbraiding &c. v.; exprobration [rare], personal remarks, abuse, vituperation, invective, objurgation, contumely; hard -, cutting -, bitter- words; evil-speaking; bad language [See Malediction]; personality. CLAMOR, outcry, hue and cry; hiss, hissing, sibilation, catcall; execration [See Malediction]. |
| VERB: | DISAPPROVE; dislike [See Dislike]; lament [See Lamentation]; object to, take exception to; be scandalized at, think ill of; view with -disfavor, - dark eyes, - jaundiced eyes; nil admirari [L.], disvalue, improbate [obs.]. frown upon, look grave; bend -, knit- the brows; shake the head at, shrug the shoulders; turn up the nose (contempt) [See Contempt]; look askance, look black upon; look with an evil eye; make a wry face at, make a mouth at [archaic], set one’s face against. BLAME; lay -, cast- blame upon; censure, fronder [F.], reproach, pass censure on, reprobate, impugn, impeach; disbar, unfrock. accuse [See Accusation]; impeach, denounce; hold up to -reprobation, - execration; expose, brand, gibbet, stigmatize; show up, pull up [both colloq.]; take up; cry “shame” upon; be outspoken; raise a hue and cry against. REPREHEND, chide, admonish; berate, betongue; bring -, call- -to account, - over the coals [colloq.], - to order; take to task, haul over the coals [colloq.], reprove, lecture, bring to book; read a -lesson, - lecture- to; rebuke, correct; reprimand, chastise, castigate, lash, trounce; trim, blow up, give it to, give one fits, give it to one, lay out [all six colloq.]; laver la tête [F.], overhaul. remonstrate, expostulate, recriminate. execrate [See Malediction]; exprobate [rare], speak daggers, vituperate; abuse, - like a pickpocket; tongue-lash [colloq.], scold, rate, objurgate, upbraid, fall foul of; jaw [low]; rail, - at, - in good set terms; bark at, yelp at, anathematize, call names; call by -hard, - ugly- names; avile [obs.], revile, vilify, vilipend, bespatter; clapperclaw [archaic]; rave -, thunder -, fulminate- against; load with reproaches. DECRY, cry down, run down, frown down; exclaim -, protest -, inveigh -, declaim -, cry out -, raise one’s voice-against; clamor, hiss, hoot, catcall, mob; backbite; ostracize, blacklist, boycott, blackball; draw up -, sign- a round robin. take down, set down; snub, snap one up, give a rap on the knuckles; throw a stone -at, - in one’s garden; have a fling at, have a snap at; have words with, pluck a crow with; give one a wipe [dial. or slang]; give one a lick with the rough side of the tongue [colloq.]. animadvert upon, reflect upon; glance at; cast -reflection, - reproach - a slur- upon; insinuate, “damn with faint praise” [Pope]; “hint a fault and hesitate dislike” [Pope]; not to be able to say much for. DISPARAGE, depreciate, knock [colloq., U. S.], dispraise, discommend [rare], deprecate, speak ill of, not speak well of; condemn &c. (find quilty) [See Condemnation]; scoff at, point at; twit, taunt (disrespect) [See Disrespect]; sneer at (despise) [See Outline]; satirize, lampoon; defame (detract) [See Detraction]; depreciate, find fault with, criticize, cut up; pull -, pick- to pieces; take exception; cavil; peck at, nibble at, carp at; be censorious &c. adj.; pick -holes, - a hole, - a hole in one’s coat; make a fuss about. INCUR BLAME, excite disapprobation, scandalize, shock, revolt; get a bad name, forfeit one’s good opinion, be under a cloud, come under the ferule, bring a hornet’s nest about one’s ears. take blame, stand corrected; have to answer for. |
| ADJECTIVE: | DISAPPROVING &c. v.; disparaging, condemnatory, damnatory, denunciatory, reproachful, abusive, objurgatory, clamorous, vituperative; defamatory [See Detraction]. satirical, sarcastic, sardonic, cynical, dry, sharp, cutting, biting, severe, withering, trenchant, hard upon; censorious, critical, captious, carping, hypercritical; scandalized; fastidious [See Fastidiousness]; sparing of -, grudging -praise. DISAPPROVED, chid &c. v.; in bad odor, blown upon, unapproved; unblest; at a discount, exploded; weighted in the balance and found wanting. unlamented, unbewailed, unpitied. BLAMEWORTHY, reprehensible (guilt) [See Guilt]; to -, worthy of- blame; answerable, uncommendable, exceptionable, not to be thought of; bad [See Badness]; vicious [See Vice]. |
| ADVERB: | REPROACHFULLY &c. adj.; with a wry face. |
| INTERJECTION: | it is too bad! it won’t do! it will never do! it isn’t done! marry come up! [archaic or dial.], Oh! come! ’sdeath! [archaic]. forbid it Heaven! God forbid! Heaven forbid! out upon it! fie upon it! away with! tut! O tempora! O mores! [L.]; shame! fie, - for shame! out on you! tell it not in Gath! |
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