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单词 discountenancer
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discountenancern.

Brit. /dɪˈskaʊntᵻnənsə/, U.S. /dɪˈskaʊnt(ə)nənsər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discountenance v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < discountenance v. + -er suffix1.
Now rare.
A person who shows or expresses disfavour or disapproval, esp. of a particular attitude or course of action.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disfavour > [noun] > one who disfavours
discountenancer1622
disfavourera1626
1622 F. Bacon Hist. Raigne Henry VII 121 A great Taxer of his People, and discountenancer of his Nobilitie.
1657 R. Lawrence Gospel Separation 54 Men of loose uncertain principles, favourers of Hereticks and Schismaticks, discountenancers of publick worship, and obstructers of Reformation.
1702 Addr. from Maryland in London Gaz. No. 3853/1 A Discountenancer of Immorality and an Encourager of Virtue.
1721 R. Wodrow Hist. Sufferings Church of Scotl. (1828) I. Introd. 10 A discountenancer of ministers.
1833 Times 24 July He is looked up to as..the discountenancer and corrector of all misconduct.
1882 Christian Monthly May 257/2 The discountenancers of Parnellism are at present in the shade.
2006 Paris Plaza named after Pope John Paul II in alt.religion.christian.roman-catholic (Usenet newsgroup) 6 Sept. You need a lot of adverb-bending to make an assassin out of a condom-discountenancer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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