discountenance

discountenance
Synonyms and related words:
abash, abashment, baffle, balk, be against, be agin, blast, brave, chagrin, challenge, checkmate, circumvent, confound, confront, confuse, confusion, contravene, counter, counteract, countermand, counterwork, cross, dash, defeat, defy, deprecate, destroy, discomfit, discomfiture, discommend, discomposure, disconcert, disconcertion, disconcertment, disesteem, disfavor, dish, disrupt, distress, disturbance, elude, embarrassment, faze, flummox, foil, frown, frustrate, knock the chocks, mortification, nonplus, not abide, not bear with, not brook, not condone, not countenance, not endure, not hold with, not stand for, not suffer, not tolerate, object, perplex, rattle, reproach, reprove, ruin, sabotage, scotch, spike, spoil, stonewall, stump, thwart, upset

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  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discountenance — [v1] reject, oppose condemn, count me out*, deprecate, disapprove, discommend, discourage, disesteem, disfavor, dispute, frown on*, hold no brief for*, not go for*, not stand for*, object to, put down, resist, take a dim view of*, take exception… …   New thesaurus

  • discountenance — index bad repute, blame, censor, condemn (ban), condemn (blame), condemnation (blame) …   Law dictionary

  • discountenance — put to shame, 1570s, from M.Fr. descontenancer (16c.) to abash, from des (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + contenancer (see COUNTENANCE (Cf. countenance)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • discountenance — [dis kount′ n əns] vt. discountenanced, discountenancing [ DIS + COUNTENANCE] 1. to make ashamed or embarrassed; disconcert 2. to refuse approval or support to; discourage …   English World dictionary

  • discountenance — discountenancer, n. /dis kown tn euhns/, v., discountenanced, discountenancing, n. v.t. 1. to disconcert, embarrass, or abash: With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him. 2. to show disapproval of: The teachers… …   Universalium

  • discountenance — I. transitive verb Date: 1580 1. abash, disconcert 2. to look with disfavor on ; discourage by evidence of disapproval < discountenanced all bellicose statements > II. noun Date: 1580 disapprobation, disfavor …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • discountenance — verb a) To have an unfavorable opinion of; to deprecate or disapprove b) To abash, embarrass or disconcert …   Wiktionary

  • discountenance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disconcert, abash; disapprove of. See hindrance, disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. disapprove, frown upon, reject, resist; see disapprove 1 , discourage 1 , oppose 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus… …   English dictionary for students

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