52 entries under disapproval topic. ×

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denial(noun, accept, surrender, disagreement, opposition)
24
rejection(noun, accept, surrender, responsibility, rebuff)
15
rebuff(noun, support, check, fight, censure)
14
repulse(noun, check, censure, failure, responsibility)
11
turndown(noun, check, accept, failure, responsibility)
9
dissent(noun, disagreement, opposition, responsibility, rebuff)
7
snub(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, reproach)
6
veto(noun, discharge, bar, responsibility, rebuff)
4
declining
3
thumbs down(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, check)
2
hard time(noun, expression, censure, rebuff, reprimand)
2
ostracism(noun, discharge, censure, rebuff, reprimand)
1
admonishment(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
1
admonition(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
1
affliction(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
1
bawling-out(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
1
berating(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
1
blame(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
1
castigation(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
1
censure(noun, rebuff, reprimand, snub, reproach)
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