Database

[{"approvals":{"REV":"","SS":"","ABC":{"status":"Sent for approval","approved_at":"","approved_by":"",},"XYZ":{"status":"Approved","approved_by":"xxx@abc.com","approved_at":ISODate("2020-01-06T09:48:22.777Z")}}}]

Query

db.collection.find( { $expr:{ $anyElementTrue:{ $map:{ input:{ $objectToArray:"$approvals" }, in:{ $ne:[ "$$this.v.status", "Approved" ] } } } } })

Result