discountenance

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 II) verb 1. To have or express an unfavorable opinion of: deprecate, disapprove, disesteem, disfavor, frown on (or upon), object. Idioms: hold no brief for, not go for, take a dim view of, take exception to. See LIKE. 2. To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed: abash, chagrin, confound, confuse, discomfit, discomfort, disconcert, embarrass, faze, mortify. Idioms: put on the spot, throw for a loop. See PAIN.

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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 — 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,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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