Sekirov Dictionary

discountenance

/dɪsˈkaʊntənəns/

verb 3
noun 1
forms 4

verb3

•
To have an unfavorable opinion of; to deprecate or disapprove of.
- A town meeting was convened to discountenance riot. — 1855
•
To refuse countenance or support to; to discourage.
- These were rejected by Parliament, which discountenanced the amalgamation of competing lines but gave broad approval in theory to end-on amalgamations. — 1948
•
To abash, embarrass or disconcert.
- The hermit was somewhat discountenanced by this observation. — 1820

noun1

Cold treatment; disapprobation.

forms

discountenanced · discountenancing · discountenances · discountenanceth

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