désapprouver

"To disapprove of" — a common, everyday verb for expressing that you find someone's choice or behavior wrong, without necessarily forbidding it. Milder and more personal than condamner (to condemn), which carries more moral weight.

• Mes parents désapprouvent mon choix de carrière. — My parents disapprove of my career choice.
• Elle désapprouve la façon dont il élève ses enfants. — She disapproves of the way he's raising his children.
• Je désapprouve, mais je respecte ta décision. — I disapprove, but I respect your decision.

Désapprouver expresses disagreement or disapproval, not prohibition — learners sometimes use it where interdire (to forbid) is actually meant when talking about actively stopping someone from doing something.