how to pronounce disapproval

/dɪsəpˈɹuvəl/

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disapproval is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of disapproval in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… violence their fear of disapproval so we …”

meanings of disapproval

noun:

The act of disapproving; condemnation.

disapproval frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word disapproval occurs in english on average 1.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics disapproval can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that disapproval can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;