disapproval
n.the feeling that you do not like or agree with something. You show this when you think someone's behavior is wrong or bad.
n.the expression or feeling of an unfavourable opinion; a lack of acceptance regarding someone's actions or beliefs.
“She looked at his messy room with clear disapproval.”
“The proposed tax increase met with strong disapproval from local business owners during the town hall meeting.”
“Despite the public's vocal disapproval of the new legislation, the committee moved forward with the vote, citing long-term economic stability as their primary justification.”
Often paired with the preposition 'of' to indicate the object of the negative opinion.
The noun disapproval almost always takes the preposition 'of' rather than 'for' or 'to'.
“Again they have shown disapproval at Barcelona’s behaviour in their pursuit of Álvarez.”
“I’m not leading a movement.” The global disapproval of teenagers’ use of tech needs to be tempered by an understanding that it is going to remain a core part of their culture, she argues.”
From dis- + approval.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.