John Piper

God has levels of willing and delighting. He wills and delights in things in different ways so that approval and disapproval can coexist without being contradictory, without canceling each other out. I am making the case here for infinite complexity.

American Clergyman

Arabella Weir

My theory is that one needs to be loved completely, unconditionally, and unfettered by parental disapproval, if one is to get happily through life which, after all, presents its own hurdles.

British Comedian

Philip Schultz

My imagination was a great place to escape from all the anxiety and disapproval of my life... I had to live in my head... art was a way of making myself feel better.

American Poet

Joyce Meyer

Reproach is shame, blame, disgrace, disapproval and a disrespectful attitude toward yourself. When you're under reproach, your behavior shows it.

American Author

Glenn Gould

I'm fascinated with what happens to the creative output when you isolate yourself from the approval and disapproval of the people around you.

Canadian Musician

James Henry Breasted

Disapproval is a very important factor in all progress. There has really never been any progress without it.

American Historian

Sonia Sotomayor

You can't be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action.

American Judge

Franz Grillparzer

I look around me and nowhere do I see a stamp of disapproval with which nature marked a woman's candid brow.

Austrian Poet

Penny Junor

Public disapproval is the price I pay for writing about the royals.

English Journalist

Jane Lynch

I can be kind of razor sharp in my disapproval.

American Actress

Disapproval is often expressed through body language, such as frowning or shaking one's head.

Non-verbal Signals

In some cultures, overt disapproval can be seen as rude; it's often conveyed more subtly.

Social Context

'Disapproval' could range from a mild dislike to strong opposition, depending on context.

Mild vs. Strong

Expressing disapproval can have emotional effects on others, such as feeling criticized or judged.

Emotional Impact

The context in which disapproval is shown can change its meaning, from professional to personal.

Contextual Use

Showing disapproval often suggests a desire for change or correction in the disapproved action or idea.

Implications for Action

 to other members of the group but face is also telegraphed to others how they should feel in this experiment staring conveyed to our subjects that they've done something wrong and had upset the other members of the group this nonverbal method of communicating disapproval dates back to pre language humans and is just as effective today so

Awkward Stare PIPE Brain...

 consequences but I think from the point of view of a Neanderthal there would have been a lot of disapproval of the wimpish choppers that we now have so these things are kind of relative to where you're you or your your ancestors happen to stand in the ancient world there was a lot of respect for

Unintended consequences...

 there would have been a lot of disapproval of the wimpish choppers that we now have. So these things are kind of relative to where you or your ancestors happen to stand. In the ancient world there was a lot of respect for unintended consequences,

Edward Tenner:...

 Many illuminated manuscripts were copies of religious or classical texts, and the bookmakers incorporated their own ideas and opinions in illustrations. The butt tuba, for example, was likely shorthand to express disapproval with--

What is a butt tuba and...

 lips drawn up and back, and raised cheeks causing wrinkling around the eyes. More recently, researchers have proposed additional entries such as contempt, shame, and disapproval, but opinions vary on how distinct boundaries

Are there universal...

 And even as I am in the room, signing the consent forms and getting the hormone shots and tying up loose ends my doctor is shaking his head in disapproval.

I don't want children --...

 my father was one who really supported my ambitions. To get my law degree, of course, it was really difficult, and frowns of disapproval.

How Pakistani women are...

 The male's entire harem is now at stake. One bachelor makes his move. The female spits her disapproval.