discountenance
11discountenance — 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… …
12discountenance — dis·coun·te·nance || dɪ skaÊŠntɪnÉ™ns v. shame, embarrass; show disapproval …
13discountenance — verb 1》 refuse to approve of. 2》 disturb the composure of …
14discountenance — v. a. 1. (Rare.) Abash, put to shame, put out of countenance. 2. Discourage, disfavor, check, frown upon, show disapprobation of …
15discountenance — verb (T) formal to stop someone from doing something by showing that you disapprove of their behaviour …
16discountenance — v 1. embarrass, shame, chagrin, abash, humiliate, put down, cause to lose face, humble; disconcert, nonplus, discompose, perturb, annoy, put out of countenance; dishearten, discomfit, daunt, discourage, dispirit. 2. disapprove, disfavor,… …
17discountenance — dis·countenance …
18discountenance — dis•coun•te•nance [[t]dɪsˈkaʊn tn əns[/t]] v. nanced, nanc•ing, n. 1) to disconcert, embarrass, or abash 2) to show disapproval of 3) disapproval; disapprobation • Etymology: 1570–80 …
19discountenance — /dɪsˈkaʊntənəns/ (say dis kowntuhnuhns) verb (t) (discountenanced, discountenancing) 1. to put out of countenance; disconcert; abash. 2. to show disapproval of; treat with disfavour. –noun 3. disapproval. {French (obsolete) descontenancer, from… …
20discountenance — v.tr. 1 (esp. in passive) disconcert (was discountenanced by his abruptness). 2 refuse to countenance; show disapproval of …