All discommend synonyms
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D d verb discommend
- disagree β to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- veto β the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- denounce β If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.
- decry β If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- dislike β to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- deplore β If you say that you deplore something, you think it is very wrong or immoral.
- balk β If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
- protest β an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- complain β to make an accusation; bring a formal charge
- derogate β to cause to seem inferior or be in disrepute; detract
- discountenance β to disconcert, embarrass, or abash: With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him.
- frown β to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
- object β anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
- rip β to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.
- disesteem β to hold in low regard; think unfavorably of.
- detract β If one thing detracts from another, it makes it seem less good or impressive.
- disfavor β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disparage β to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- pooh-pooh β to express disdain or contempt for; dismiss lightly: He pooh-poohed all their superstitious fears.
- depreciate β If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
- slam β the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal. Compare grand slam (def 1), little slam.
- reprove β to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
- reprehend β to reprove or find fault with; rebuke; censure; blame.
- damn β Damn, damn it, and dammit are used by some people to express anger or impatience.
- pan β an international distress signal used by shore stations to inform a ship, aircraft, etc., of something vital to its safety or to the safety of one of its passengers.
- reprobate β a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
- dismiss β to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
- censure β If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
- disallow β to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- blame β If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
- nix β nothing.
- spurn β to reject with disdain; scorn.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- criticize β If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
- deprecate β If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
- chastise β If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
- remonstrate β to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- disapprove β to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- resist β to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- condemn β If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- dispute β to engage in argument or debate.
- grouse β any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae. Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- dissent β to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
- cross β If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- rant β to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.
- rave β to talk wildly, as in delirium.
- tangle β to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl.