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Meaning of 'discountenance'
Meaning of 'discountenance' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Discountenance 
[ n.]
- Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold
treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage. [ n.]2. Discountenance [ v. t.]
- To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to
put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash. [ v. t.]- To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one's approval to; to give one's influence against; to restrain by cold treatment; to discourage.
Meaning of 'discountenance' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. discountenance [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- show disapproval by discouraging
- show disapproval by discouraging
Example in sentence:
- any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced
Meaning (2):
- look with disfavor on
- look with disfavor on
Example in sentence:
- The republic soon discountenanced its few friends
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