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Disapproval vs Reflection - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between disapproval and reflection

is that disapproval is the act of disapproving, an expression of condemnation while reflection is the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

disapproval

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of disapproving, an expression of condemnation.
  • Synonyms

    * disapprobation

    Antonyms

    * approval

    reflection

    English

    Alternative forms

    * reflexion

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
  • The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
  • Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
  • (senseid) Careful thought or consideration.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
  • , passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections .}}
  • An implied criticism.
  • (label) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
  • Derived terms

    * reflectional * reflectionless * self-reflection

    See also

    * refraction * diffraction