'Discountenance' definitions:

Definition of 'discountenance'

(from WordNet)
verb
Look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"
verb
Show disapproval by discouraging; "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"

Definition of 'Discountenance'

From: GCIDE
  • Discountenance \Dis*coun"te*nance\, n. Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage. [1913 Webster]
  • He thought a little discountenance on those persons would suppress that spirit. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Discountenance'

From: GCIDE
  • Discountenance \Dis*coun"te*nance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discountenanced; p. pr. & vb. n. Discountenancing.] [Pref. dis- + countenance: cf. OF. descontenancer, F. d['e]contenancer.]
  • 1. To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash. [1913 Webster]
  • How would one look from his majestic brow . . . Discountenance her despised! --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • The hermit was somewhat discountenanced by this observation. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • A town meeting was convened to discountenance riot. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'discountenance'

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