missbilligen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deprecate verb To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
- disapprove verb To think something is wrong or unacceptable (usually followed by "of").
- harumph intj An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, refusal or dismissal.
- remonstrate verb To object with in critical fashion; to express disapproval (with, against).
Senses
missbilligen is used for these senses in English:
- deprecate (transitive) To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
- disapprove (intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
- frown upon (transitive) To disapprove of.
- harumph To make a huffing or snorting sound of disdain or dismissal; (figurative, by extension) to show one's disdain.
deprecate — full definition
- verb To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
- verb To belittle, depreciate.
- verb To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
- verb To pray against.
disapprove — full definition
- verb To think something is wrong or unacceptable (usually followed by "of").
- verb To formally reject or refuse to approve something.