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disapproval

How many syllables in disapproval?

  4 syllables

Divide disapproval into syllables:   dis-ap-prov-al
Primary syllable stress:   dis-ap-prov-al
Secondary syllable stress:   dis-ap-prov-al
How to pronounce disapproval:   dis-uh-proo-val
How to say disapproval:

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Synonyms for disapproval


2 syllables
  • censure
  • protest
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
6 syllables
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    What rhymes with disapproval

    3 syllables
    • approval
    • removal
    4 syllables
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