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Hypocrite :: Hypocrite (n.) One who plays a part; especially, one who, for the purpose of winning approbation of favor, puts on a fair outside seeming; one who feigns to be other and better than he is; a false pretender to virtue or piety; one who simulates virtue or piety..

Approving :: Approving (a.) Expressing approbation; commending; as, an approving smile..

Ratihabition :: Ratihabition (n.) Confirmation or approbation, as of an act or contract..

Discommendable :: Discommendable (a.) Deserving, disapprobation or blame..

Fy :: Fy (interj.) A word which expresses blame, dislike, disapprobation, abhorrence, or contempt. See Fie..

Damnation :: Damnation (n.) The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation.

Exception :: Exception (n.) An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; -- usually followed by to or against.

Smile :: Smile (v. i.) The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; -- opposed to frown..

Discountenance :: Discountenance (n.) Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage.

Censure :: Censure (v. i.) To find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to express disapprobation of.

Competition :: Competition (n.) The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest; rivalry, as for approbation, for a prize, or as where two or more persons are engaged in the same business and each seeking patronage; -- followed by for before the object sought, and with before the person or thing competed with..

Reprove :: Reprove (v. t.) To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults..

Merit :: Merit (n.) Reward deserved; any mark or token of excellence or approbation; as, his teacher gave him ten merits..

Allowance :: Allowance (n.) Approval; approbation.

Blame :: Blame (v. t.) To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to reproach.

Approvedly :: Approvedly (adv.) So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.

Concurrence :: Concurrence (n.) A meeting of minds; agreement in opinion; union in design or act; -- implying joint approbation.

Commend :: Commend (v. t.) To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act..

Mislike :: Mislike (n.) Dislike; disapprobation; aversion.

Improbation :: Improbation (n.) The act of disapproving; disapprobation.

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