discountenance

Speech parts

1. discountenance - Noun

2. discountenance - Verb

Meaning

To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash.

To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one's approval to; to give one's influence against; to restrain by cold treatment; to discourage.

Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

faze object throw reject upset distress dislike discourage shame confuse condemn disturb chagrin disapprove rattle
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Antonyms

blarney back support adore agreement aid
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Hypernyms

shame disapprove

Derivatives

discountenanced discountenancing

Examples

any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced Source: Internet

The republic soon discountenanced its few friends Source: Internet

“Our discreet investigation revealed that the insinuation that the said complainant acted on behalf of the government or Igbo nation is far from the truth and should be discountenance.” Source: Internet

Falana urged the court to discountenance the objection filed by the Sierra Leone government, challenging the court’s jurisdiction. Source: Internet

He thereby urged the court to discountenance his application. Source: Internet

"I will make it abundantly and categorically clear that I will discountenance the correspondences that I have received. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

discountable discountably discounted price discountenanced discountenancer discounter