Difference between Disapproval and Dislike

What is the difference between Disapproval and Dislike?

Disapproval as a noun is the act of disapproving, an expression of condemnation while Dislike as a noun is an attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

Disapproval

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the act of disapproving, an expression of condemnation

Example sentence: While foreign competitors, French or Japanese or German, merrily bid for contracts abroad, American companies find themselves tangled in a web of legislation designed to express disapproval, block trade in certain commodities, or perhaps deny resources to disfavored or hostile regimes.

Dislike

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards something; not to like something.

Example sentence: Life is very, very short, and you can choose to live it how you want. You can choose to dumb yourself down and not express yourself just so you can fit in, just so people won't dislike you.

We hope you now know whether to use Disapproval or Dislike in your sentence.

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