- Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold
treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage.
2 . Discountenance
[ v. t.]
- To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to
put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash. - 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]
Meaning (1): - show disapproval by discouraging
Example in sentence:
any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced