What's the difference between disagree and disapprove?

Disagree


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To fail to accord; not to agree; to lack harmony; to differ; to be unlike; to be at variance.
  • (v. i.) To differ in opinion; to hold discordant views; to be at controversy; to quarrel.
  • (v. i.) To be unsuited; to have unfitness; as, medicine sometimes disagrees with the patient; food often disagrees with the stomach or the taste.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Opposition politicians such as Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam and Chee Soon Juan , brought low for daring to disagree.
  • (2) Even regional allies disagree with American priorities about Isis, Biddle noted, which is why Turkey continues to bomb Kurds and Saudi Arabia and the UAE arm groups around the region , most notably in Syria but also in the ruins of Yemen .
  • (3) Nightingale's ability to react to and obstruct progressive movement with which she disagreed is also review.
  • (4) Scientists have disagreed about the likelihood of a successful clone, but several governments, including the UK, have banned the reproductive cloning of human beings.
  • (5) Our data from studies in animal models agree in some cases with epidemiological observations, but disagree with others, particularly fat and colon cancer.
  • (6) She disagrees, too, with the French system which brings the classroom approach to pre-schoolers.
  • (7) The 13C-labelling pattern in C. aurantiacus disagrees with any of the established CO2 fixation pathways; it therefore demands a novel autotrophic CO2 fixation cycle in which 3-hydroxypropionate and succinate are likely intermediates.
  • (8) Police are investigating the tweets and United have said that anyone involved in abusing Ennis-Hill, or others who disagree with the club’s decision to let Evans train with them, will be banned for life.
  • (9) When Scholes decided his time as a player was at an end last season not many disagreed vehemently.
  • (10) Those who want to see Corbyn toppled as leader disagree about the best way to go about it.
  • (11) You don’t tear people down just because they disagree with you or stand up to you or question you,” he said.
  • (12) We fundamentally disagreed with that: we thought it should be easy to use."
  • (13) We disagree with Julian's assessment as we will be in big financial trouble if we don't publish.
  • (14) Previous studies have disagreed as to whether the mechanism of estrogen action involves stimulation of calcitonin (CT) secretion.
  • (15) Sensitization by potassium bichromate estimated by patch test only was 30%, and by MIT only also 30%, but the two test methods disagreed in 24%.
  • (16) It is called the Constitution of the United States.” The anti-Planned Parenthood videos fail to make a case against abortion | Scott Lemieux Read more It’s not news that Rubio disagrees with reproductive freedom – he opposed Obama supreme court nominee Sonia Sotomayor because of his opposition not only to Roe v Wade but to any constitutional right to privacy.
  • (17) But that aside, I have to disagree with what, I think, is Mr Hitchens' point about fashion: that in order to prevent disasters such as 70s style returning, we should always dress with one eye on how future generations will mock us.
  • (18) Examiners were consistent in the repetitive detection of pulmonary abnormalities in 74-89% of the examinations; conversely, 11-26% of the time they disagreed with themselves.
  • (19) "Just because we disagree doesn't mean I don't get him," Christie replied.
  • (20) Looking around this festival of high-price, high-end art, it's hard to disagree.

Disapprove


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; to censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of others.
  • (v. t.) To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline to sanction; as, the sentence of the court-martial was disapproved by the commander in chief.

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.