discountenance








verb (used with object), dis·coun·te·nanced, dis·coun·te·nanc·ing.

  1. to disconcert, embarrass, or abash: With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him.
  2. to show disapproval of: The teachers discountenanced smoking by the students.

noun

  1. disapproval; disapprobation.

verb (tr)

  1. to make ashamed or confused
  2. to disapprove of

noun

  1. disapproval
v.

“put to shame,” 1570s, from Middle French descontenancer (16c.) “to abash,” from des- (see dis-) + contenancer (see countenance).

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