noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ strong
▪
Several countries have expressed their strong ~ of the law.
▪ faint , mild
▪ widespread
▪ official
▪ public
▪
The decision met with widespread public ~.
▪ parental
▪
parental ~ of smoking
▪ moral , social
▪ 23% , etc. ( esp. AmE )
▪
The latest poll has him at 47% approval and 49% ~.
… OF DISAPPROVAL
▪ note
▪
There was more than a note of ~ in her voice.
VERB + DISAPPROVAL
▪ express , indicate , mark , register , show , voice
▪
To mark his ~ he refused to go to the wedding.
▪
Her face registered her ~.
▪
The students are showing their ~ by refusing to attend lectures.
▪ feel , sense
▪
Even at this distance she could sense his ~.
DISAPPROVAL + NOUN
▪ rating ( esp. AmE )
▪
The President's ~ rating has hit 55%.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
Her lip curled in ~.
▪ with ~
▪
Marcos noted the boy's earring with ~.
▪ ~ at
▪
She was stiff with ~ at the notion.
▪ ~ for
▪
There is strong social ~ for these activities.
▪ ~ of
▪
his ~ of Wallace's conduct
PHRASES
▪ a chorus of ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
There was a chorus of ~ from the crowd.
▪ an expression, a frown, a look, etc. of ~
▪
Seeing the look of ~ on the doctor's face, I put out my cigarette.
▪ a hint of ~
▪
More than a hint of ~ was in the boy's voice.
▪ a murmur of ~
▪
Early murmurs of ~ were quickly silenced.
▪ a sign of ~
▪
Agatha took this as a sign of ~.