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discountenance

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISCOUNTENANCE

v.t.[dis and countenance. ] 1. To abash; to ruffle or discompose the countenance; to put to shame; to put out of countenance. [Not used. ]
How would one look from his majestic brow--Discountenance her despised.
2. To discourage; to check; to restrain by frowns, censure, arguments, opposition, or cold treatment. The good citizen will discountenance vice by every lawful means.

 

DISCOUNTENANCE

n.Cold treatment; unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage. He thought a little discountenance on those persons would suppress that spirit.

 

DISCOUNTENANCED

pp. Abashed; discouraged; checked; frowned on.

 

DISCOUNTENANCER

n.One who discourages by cold treatment, frowns, censure or expression of disapprobation; one who checks or depresses by unfriendly regards.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISCOUNTENANCE

Dis *coun "te *nance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discountenanced; p. pr. & vb. n. Discountenancing. ] Etym: [Pref. dis- + countenance: cf. OF. descontenancer, F. décontenancer. ]

 

1. To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash. How would one look from his majestic brow. .. Discountenance her despised! Milton. The hermit was somewhat discountenanced by this observation. Sir W. Scott.

 

2. 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. A town meeting was convened to discountenance riot. Bancroft.

 

DISCOUNTENANCE

DISCOUNTENANCE Dis *coun "te *nance, n.

 

Defn: Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage. He thought a little discountenance on those persons would suppress that spirit. Clarendon.

 

DISCOUNTENANCER

DISCOUNTENANCER Dis *coun "te *nan *cer, n.

 

Defn: One who discountenances; one who disfavors. Bacon.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

discountenance

dis coun te nance |disˈkountn -əns dɪsˈkaʊntənəns | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be discountenanced ) 1 refuse to approve of (something ): a family in which alcohol consumption is discountenanced. 2 disturb the composure of: Amanda was not discountenanced by the accusation.

 

Oxford Dictionary

discountenance

dis |coun ¦ten |ance |dɪsˈkaʊntɪnəns | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 refuse to approve of: the best solution to alcohol abuse is a healthy family life where alcohol consumption is discountenanced. 2 disturb the composure of: Amanda was not discountenanced by the accusation.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

discountenance

discountenance verb 1 Amanda was not discountenanced by the accusation: disconcert, discomfit, unsettle, nonplus, throw /catch off balance, take aback, unnerve, disorient, perturb, disturb, perplex, confuse, bewilder, baffle, fluster, ruffle, shake, upset, agitate, worry, dismay, put out of countenance, discompose; put someone off their stroke /stride, distract; embarrass, abash; informal throw, faze, make someone scratch their head, discombobulate, rattle, set someone back on their heels, psych out; archaic cause to be at a stand, gravel. 2 in some parts of the Puritan country, kissing was discountenanced at weddings: disapprove of, frown on, take a dim view of, be against, not believe in, object to, find unacceptable, think wrong.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

discountenance

dis coun te nance /dɪskáʊnt (ə )nəns /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〖通例be ～d 〗…に対していい顔をしない, 反対する .名詞 U C 反対, 不承認 .