What's the difference between deprecated and disapproved?

Deprecated


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Deprecate

Example Sentences:

  • (1) "I cannot tell you how I should deprecate anything leading to the publication of these letters," she clucked to her publisher.
  • (2) Low degrees of role interference is likewise disconcerting to persons but in the absence of an external target for aggression may lead to self deprecation and ultimately suicide.
  • (3) Despite the sometimes self-deprecating shtick – in sharp contrast to Putin's self-mythologising antics – there remains disquiet about what Navalny really represents, behind the caustic put-downs and cool persona.
  • (4) Stone’s depiction of himself in his book tallies well with Bilton’s: self-deprecating, a peacemaker, but also someone who gets things done.
  • (5) Her newspaper profiles over the years are peppered with self-deprecating references to her sporting ruthlessness: her constant mentions of her selfishness and egotism; her win-at-all-costs, only-gold-medals-matter mentality; or the time she flung her helmet at her boyfriend in frustration after losing a race.
  • (6) This was a galaxy-spanning utopia whose name was chosen for its self-deprecating modesty, rather than something grandiose like the Federation or the Empire.
  • (7) He reads out deprecating messages: "Loving the show, even the little mistakes," "Sounds like you're on some ITV sitcom in the 80s."
  • (8) But this was still very much hero worship, northern-style: the 100 or so Werder Bremen fans stood in orderly rows in the Bremen airport arrivals hall in early September, strictly behind the barrier, of course, and many of them carried smiles that were equal parts genuine, childlike excitement and self-deprecating mocking of their own genuine, childlike excitement, a way to cope with the sense of wonderment: are we really here?
  • (9) Johnson is the master-builder of that image, deflecting every lie, every gaffe, dishonesty and U-turn with some self-deprecating metaphor: calling his feigned indecision “veering all over the place like a shopping trolley” was worth a world of worthy platitudes.
  • (10) But he uses what he learned from Rantzen: she taught him, he said somewhat self-deprecatingly, the “tricks of trash journalism.
  • (11) Whether she's pitching her own feminist rap video or reading us her cautionary rewrite of The Ugly Duckling, her self-deprecating anecdotal style invites us to laugh at her middle-class embarrassment while she slips some important truths past.
  • (12) Like Diana, Prince Philip has tended to be self-deprecating on the subject of his education ("I am one of those ignorant bastards who never went to a university").
  • (13) The use of AAS as ergogenic drugs must be deprecated because of their marginal effects, the risks of side effects and the unsporting, unethical aspects.
  • (14) Now the self-deprecating circular is fashionable, and we've had a few this year.
  • (15) Linked with a self-deprecating acknowledgement that our own fallibility and imperfection is likely to be exposed, we at least introduce a modicum of suspicion to our consumption of dominant media and political narratives.
  • (16) When the intensity of the noise increased to 70 and 75dB SPL, speech discrimination scores by both devices deprecated together with consistent difference (P less than 0.01).
  • (17) Cat videos aside, there’s an unspoken war going on – who can be the funniest, who can be the cleverest, who has the most amusingly self-deprecating hangover.
  • (18) For all the shared self-deprecating glee, nobody really knows what to expect.
  • (19) Briers, always the most modest and self-deprecating of actors, and the sweetest of men, relished the review, happy to claim a place in the light comedians' gallery of his knighted idols Charles Hawtrey, Gerald du Maurier and Noël Coward.
  • (20) Polypharmacy is deprecated and either an aminoglycoside or a cephalosporin forms the mainstay of therapy.

Disapproved


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Disapprove

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He would have been anti-CND, in favour of the Falklands war, disapproved of the miners' strikes.
  • (2) Trump’s transition team reportedly told French diplomats they disapproved of the conference going ahead, seeing it as an attempt to put unfair pressure on Israel and give an unjustified reward to the Palestinians.
  • (3) CNN has suspended a journalist after she sent a disapproving tweet about the House of Representatives passing a bill seeking to halt the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the US.
  • (4) General results show that middle class and nonqualified working class groups are the ones who most disapprove of and condemn alcohol abuse and, at the same time, avoid to a higher degree drinking alcohol.
  • (5) The White House is on the verge of a dramatic political victory in Congress after a flurry of last-minute endorsements for its Iran nuclear deal put Democrats within sight of enough votes to spare Barack Obama from needing to veto a motion of disapproval from Congress.
  • (6) We must also parallel our strident disapproval of misconduct with an objective exploration of the dynamics of both parties and the human commonality of sexual feelings.
  • (7) Whether European disapproval will have an impact is unclear.
  • (8) Using discriminant analysis, factors Maternal Confidence, Maternal Health, Mother-in-Law Disapproval, Baby Behavior, Solid Foods, and Formula predicted 78.04% of the cases accurately.
  • (9) A doctor's certificate recommending the approval or disapproval of driver's license renewal would seem to be a crucial prerequisite in the rehabilitation of an offender.
  • (10) A source added: "He told Gordon Brown in September 2008 he was concerned about Damian's activities and disapproved of them."
  • (11) While some Chinese may be happy at what they see as a political failure for the US, ultimately “China disapproves of this; China is anxious about the retreat of globalisation”, Da said.
  • (12) I experienced this personally when as a conflicted teenager I adopted a deeply anti-British stance, much to the disapproval of my father.
  • (13) A branch of the Labour party of Malaysia was censured for staging a concert at which "two objectionable songs were sung in spite of the fact that the police had registered their disapproval".
  • (14) Study 2 examined depression, hopelessness, survival-coping beliefs, fear of social disapproval, and social desirability in relation to suicidal behaviors in 53 male juvenile delinquents.
  • (15) Smith’s polling yesterday placed Obama’s approval rating in New Hampshire – which elected him president twice – at just 37%, compared to 57% disapproval.
  • (16) Clegg is on -46, with 14% approving and 60% disapproving.
  • (17) Parents, compared to their offspring, were more likely to disapprove of receiving financial assistance from children, living with children, and having children adjust their work schedules to help them.
  • (18) But when I started turning up at strategy meetings at 6.45am each day in Millbank Tower, key planners such as Robin Cook and Patricia Hewitt took to going into corridors and lowering their voices, making it obvious that they disapproved of my presence, which they regarded as proof of Kinnock’s fatal susceptibility to flattery.
  • (19) The question arises of the extent to which those who disapprove of abortion may make use of tissues derived from abortion in order to treat serious diseases.
  • (20) This bill turns advise and consent on its head by allowing a vote of disapproval.

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