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discountenance

dis·coun·te·nance
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-koun-tn-uh ns]
    • /dɪsˈkaʊn tn əns/
    • /dɪs.ˈkaʊnt.ɪn.əns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-koun-tn-uh ns]
    • /dɪsˈkaʊn tn əns/

Definitions of discountenance word

  • verb with object discountenance to disconcert, embarrass, or abash: With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him. 1
  • verb with object discountenance to show disapproval of: The teachers discountenanced smoking by the students. 1
  • noun discountenance disapproval; disapprobation. 1
  • noun discountenance Refuse to approve of (something). 1
  • verb discountenance to make ashamed or confused 0
  • verb discountenance to disapprove of 0
See all 11 definitions of discountenance

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Origin of discountenance

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; dis-1 + countenance

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Discountenance

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Discountenance

discountenance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

discountenance usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for discountenance

verb discountenance

  • discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
  • deprecate — If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
  • disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
  • disesteem — to hold in low regard; think unfavorably of.
  • resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
All 27 Synonyms of discountenance

Antonyms for discountenance

verb discountenance

  • countenance — If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen.
  • sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
  • approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
  • agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
  • go along — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
All 8 Antonyms of discountenance

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