Associations to the word «Discountenance»
Wiktionary
DISCOUNTENANCE, verb. To have an unfavorable opinion of; to deprecate or disapprove of.
DISCOUNTENANCE, verb. To abash, embarrass or disconcert.
Dictionary definition
DISCOUNTENANCE, verb. Look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends".
DISCOUNTENANCE, verb. Show disapproval by discouraging; "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced".
Wise words
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