The phrase "avoid disapproval" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the desire to prevent negative judgment or criticism from others.
Example: "In order to maintain a harmonious work environment, it's important to avoid disapproval from colleagues."
Alternatives: "steer clear of criticism" or "prevent negative feedback.".
Or to avoid disapproval – even arrest.
For the author the choice must have been a deliberate but difficult one, for he had the novel first published anonymously to avoid disapproval.
Did Women's Weekly editor Helen McCabe stiff Gillard in a photo shoot because she seemed "strongly motivated by the desire to avoid disapproval from the Liberal party"?
If you are telling yourself that you "have to" buy gifts to avoid disapproval, and they better be the "right" gifts, then you will likely feel resentful and resistant.
The most common drawback is that patients tend to underreport nonadherence to avoid disapproval from their healthcare providers [ 19].
Individuals with a Type D personality tend to experience negative emotions across time and situations (trait Negative Affectivity), but are inclined to inhibit self-expression in order to avoid disapproval or rejection by others (trait Social Inhibition) [ 38].
The end of individual actions is to reach maximum satisfaction, which is defined in terms of seeking approval and avoiding disapproval.
At this level, one's view of the world is based on the agreed-upon values of the group to which you belong, preserving personal relationships, receiving approval, avoiding disapproval, and maintaining social order.
In her effort to avoid official disapproval, Clare strove to write books that would not win official approval, either.
Hume claims that it is extremely difficult for people to make any substantive change in their characters, though he thinks we may have some success in altering our conduct (e.g., by refraining from certain behaviors out of a desire to avoid moral disapproval from ourselves or others) (T 479, 608).
The profound disapproval that follows the violation of broadly valued standards of behaviour can be an immensely powerful sanction and the desire to avoid such disapproval an equally potent deterrent.
