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   Dis·coun·te·nance

   /diˈskount(ə)nəns/

   

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   • 1. refuse to approve of (something): "a family in which alcohol consumption is discountenanced" Similar disapprove offrown ontake a dim view ofbe againstnot believe inobject tofind unacceptablethink wrong
   • 2. disturb the composure of: "Amanda was not discountenanced by the accusation" Similar disconcertdiscomfitunsettlenonplusthrow/catch off balancetake abackunnervedisorientperturbdisturbperplexconfusebewilderbaffleflusterruffleshakeupsetagitateworrydismayput out of countenancediscomposeput someone off their stroke/stridedistractembarrassabashinformal:throwfazemake someone scratch their headdiscombobulaterattleset someone back on their heelspsych outarchaic:cause to be at a standgravel

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   6 days ago · discountenance in American English. (dɪsˈkauntnəns) (verb -nanced, -nancing) transitive verb. 1. to disconcert, embarrass, or abash. With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him. 2. to show disapproval of. The teachers discountenanced smoking by the students.

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   Define discountenance. discountenance synonyms, discountenance pronunciation, discountenance translation, English dictionary definition of discountenance. tr.v. dis·coun·te·nanced , dis·coun·te·nanc·ing , dis·coun·te·nanc·es 1. To view or treat with disfavor. 2. To put out of countenance; disconcert.

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   To view or treat with disfavor. American Heritage. To make ashamed or embarrassed; disconcert. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To refuse approval or support to; discourage. Webster's New World. To have an unfavorable opinion of; to deprecate or disapprove of. Wiktionary.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDISCOUNTENANCE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   3 days ago · 1. to disconcert, embarrass, or abash. With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him. 2. to show disapproval of. The teachers discountenanced smoking by the students. noun. 3. disapproval; disapprobation. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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   Definitions of 'discountenance' 1. to make ashamed or confused. [...] 2. to disapprove of. [...] 3. disapproval. [...] More. Conjugations of 'discountenance' present simple: I discountenance, you discountenance [...] past simple: I discountenanced, you discountenanced [...] past participle: discountenanced. More. Synonyms of 'discountenance'

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   Discountenance definition: to disconcert, embarrass, or abash. See examples of DISCOUNTENANCE used in a sentence.

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   5 days ago · discountenance (third-person singular simple present discountenances, present participle discountenancing, simple past and past participle discountenanced) ( transitive) To have an unfavorable opinion of; to deprecate or disapprove of. ( transitive) To abash, embarrass or disconcert .