Disapproval example sentences

Behaving in a way that differs from the expected form of behaviour may lead to disapproval or dislike by others, which is a form of social punishment.If one of her friends happened to ride the bus and tried to describe the sights of the town to her, alli would be too jealous to listen and would shout, in English: “Proud! proud!” Neither she nor her friends really understood the meaning of the word, but they used it often as a slang expression of disapproval.Recall the question we ask so often: “What will people ('then') say?” Following the norm is, thus, the simplest way of avoiding disapproval and obtaining approval from others.