discountenance

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪsˈkaʊntɪnəns/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dis koun′tn əns)

Inflections of 'discountenance' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
discountenances
v 3rd person singular
discountenancing
v pres p
discountenanced
v past
discountenanced
v past p

discountenance
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Synonyms:
frown upon, reject Collocations, resist Collocations, discourage Collocations, oppose Collocations, disfavor (US), disfavour (UK), object to, disapprove of, not stand for, take exception to, raise objections to, take a dim view of (slang)


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