Dis'al-low'ance, n.

noun

n. [Prefix dis and allowance, q. v.]

  1. The act of disallowing; refusal to admit or permit; rejection.
  2. (Mus.) An anomalous formation or succession of chords, as two consecutive perfect fifths in the same direction. Moore.

Syn.—Disapprobation; prohibition; condemnation; censure; rejection.