as in disapprovals
refusal to accept as right or desirable
made known his long-standing discountenance of any form of religious belief
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as in dislikes
to hold an unfavorable opinion of
a social philosopher who discountenanced all programs for helping the needy, claiming that society should encourage survival of the fittest
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as in embarrasses
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
the political party was discountenanced by the actions of a few of its overly zealous members
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“Discountenances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discountenances. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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