discountenance

[ dis-koun-tn-uhns ]

/ dɪsˈkaʊn tn əns /

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verb (used with object), dis·coun·te·nanced, dis·coun·te·nanc·ing.

to disconcert, embarrass, or abash: With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him.

to show disapproval of: The teachers discountenanced smoking by the students.

noun

disapproval; disapprobation.

Origin of discountenance

First recorded in 1570–80; dis-¹ + countenance

OTHER WORDS FROM discountenance

dis·coun·te·nanc·er, noun

Words nearby discountenance

discotheque, discotomy, discount, discount broker, discounted cash flow, discountenance, discounter, discount house, discount market, discount rate, discount store

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Example sentences from the Web for discountenance

One would be tempted to talk too much here—to discountenance the performance.
The Adventures of a Widow|Edgar Fawcett
Its grand object is the discountenance of blasphemy, impurity and all the vices to which poor human nature are addicted.
Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3|Various
But to discountenance nagging is not to encourage laudation, adulation, or encomium, or even praise.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 7, 1916|Various
Above all things, let us discountenance the agitation of exciting topics.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, No. 74, December, 1863|Various

He has stationed himself there merely to watch and discountenance her.
Camilla|Fanny Burney

British Dictionary definitions for discountenance

discountenance

/ (dɪsˈkaʊntɪnəns) /

verb (tr)

to make ashamed or confused

to disapprove of

noun

disapproval

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单词	discountenance
释义	discountenance [ dis-koun-tn-uhns ] / dɪsˈkaʊn tn əns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR discountenance ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), dis·coun·te·nanced, dis·coun·te·nanc·ing. to disconcert, embarrass, or abash: With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him. to show disapproval of: The teachers discountenanced smoking by the students. noun disapproval; disapprobation. Origin of discountenance First recorded in 1570–80; dis-¹ + countenance OTHER WORDS FROM discountenance dis·coun·te·nanc·er, noun Words nearby discountenance discotheque, discotomy, discount, discount broker, discounted cash flow, discountenance, discounter, discount house, discount market, discount rate, discount store Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for discountenance One would be tempted to talk too much here—to discountenance the performance. The Adventures of a Widow\|Edgar Fawcett Its grand object is the discountenance of blasphemy, impurity and all the vices to which poor human nature are addicted. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3\|Various But to discountenance nagging is not to encourage laudation, adulation, or encomium, or even praise. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 7, 1916\|Various Above all things, let us discountenance the agitation of exciting topics. The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, No. 74, December, 1863\|Various He has stationed himself there merely to watch and discountenance her. Camilla\|Fanny Burney British Dictionary definitions for discountenance discountenance / (dɪsˈkaʊntɪnəns) / verb (tr) to make ashamed or confused to disapprove of noun disapproval Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to discountenance discourage, deprecate, disapprove, disesteem, resist, disfavor, condemn, dispute, discomfit, discompose, chagrin, rattle, confuse, shame, abash, faze, humiliate, put down, discommend, frown on
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discountenance

verb (used with object), dis·coun·te·nanced, dis·coun·te·nanc·ing.

noun

Origin of discountenance

OTHER WORDS FROM discountenance

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Example sentences from the Web for discountenance

British Dictionary definitions for discountenance

verb (tr)

noun

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