show+disapprobation+of
51reprove — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. admonish, censure, rebuke, chide, criticize. See disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. admonish, rebuke, criticize, blame; see censure . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [ri… …
52contemptible — adj Contemptible, despicable, pitiable, sorry, scurvy, cheap, beggarly, shabby are comparable when they mean arousing or deserving scorn or disdain. Contemptible applies to whatever inspires such scorn or disdain for any reason however great or… …
53discountenance — 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 …
54boo — I. /bu/ (say booh) interjection 1. (an exclamation used to express contempt, disapprobation, etc., or to frighten.) –noun (plural boos) 2. this exclamation. –verb (booed, booing) –verb (i) 3. to cry boo . –verb (t) 4. to cry boo at; show… …
