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discountenancingverbpresent participle of discountenance to hold an unfavorable opinion ofa social philosopher who discountenanced all programs for helping the needy, claiming that society should encourage survival of the fittest deprecating, disapproving (of), disesteeming, disfavoring, disliking, frowning (on or upon), misliking, reproving, tsk-tsking, tutting (over or about), tut-tutting (over or about) disrelishing, objecting (to), pooh-poohing(also poohing), rejecting, reprehending, reprobating, scorningcensuring, condemning, criticizing, denouncing, discommendingchiding, rebuking, reproaching, scolding looking down one's nose (on) approving, favoring, liking endorsing(also indorsing), sanctioning, supportingadoring, delighting (in), digging, enjoying, fancying, grooving (on), loving, relishing, reveling (in)(or revelling (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 abashing, confounding, confusing, discomfiting, disconcerting, embarrassing, fazing, flustering, mortifying, nonplussing(also nonplusing), rattling agitating, bothering, chagrining, discomforting, discomposing, dismaying, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, putting off, putting out, unhinging, unsettling, upsettingdebasing, degrading, demeaning, humbling, humiliating, queering, shaming calming, comforting, consoling, relieving, soothingbuoying, cheering, emboldening, encouraging, hearteningassuring, reassuring |