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discountenancesnounpl. of discountenance refusal to accept as right or desirablemade known his long-standing discountenance of any form of religious belief deprecations, disapprobations, disapprovals, disesteems, disfavors, dislikes, displeasures disrelishes, distastesrejections, thumbs-downsblames, censures, condemnations, criticisms, denunciations, dispraises, opprobriums, reprehensions, reproaches, reprobationsantagonisms, antipathies, hostilitiesbelittlements, disparagements, objections, oppositions approbations, approvals, favors acclaim, commendations, praisesendorsements(also indorsements), sanctions, thumbs-upsempathies, sympathies discountenancesverbpresent tense third-person singular of discountenanceto hold an unfavorable opinion ofa social philosopher who discountenanced all programs for helping the needy, claiming that society should encourage survival of the fittest deprecates, disapproves (of), disesteems, disfavors, dislikes, frowns (on or upon), mislikes, reproves, tsk-tsks, tuts (over or about), tut-tuts (over or about) disrelishes, objects (to), pooh-poohs(also poohs), rejects, reprehends, reprobates, scornscensures, condemns, criticizes, denounces, discommendschides, rebukes, reproaches, scolds looks down one's nose (on) approves, favors, likes endorses(also indorses), sanctions, supportsadores, delights (in), digs, enjoys, fancies, grooves (on), loves, relishes, revels (in) to throw into a state of self-conscious distressthe political party was discountenanced by the actions of a few of its overly zealous members abashes, confounds, confuses, discomfits, disconcerts, embarrasses, fazes, flusters, mortifies, nonpluses(or nonplusses), rattles agitates, bothers, chagrins, discomforts, discomposes, dismays, disquiets, distresses, disturbs, perturbs, puts off, puts out, unhinges, unsettles, upsetsdebases, degrades, demeans, humbles, humiliates, queers, shames calms, comforts, consoles, relieves, soothesbuoys, cheers, emboldens, encourages, heartensassures, reassures |