- verb(be discountenanced)discountenance (verb) · discountenances (third person present) · discountenanced (past tense) · discountenanced (past participle) · discountenancing (present participle)
- refuse to approve of (something):"a family in which alcohol consumption is discountenanced"
- disturb the composure of:"Amanda was not discountenanced by the accusation"
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- Disconcert, embarrass, or abashLearn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.transitive verb 1 : abash, disconcert 2 : to look with disfavor on : discourage by evidence of disapproval discountenanced all bellicose statementswww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discountena…verb (used with object), dis·coun·te·nanced, dis·coun·te·nanc·ing. to disconcert, embarrass, or abash: With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him. to show disapproval of: The teachers discountenanced smoking by the students.www.dictionary.com/browse/discountenancediscountenance (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.en.wiktionary.org/wiki/discountenance
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