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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Discountenance \Dis*coun"te*nance\, n. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Discountenance \Dis*coun"te*nance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discountenanced}; p. pr & vb n. {Discountenancing}.] [Pref. dis- + countenance: cf OF descontenancer F. d['e]contenancer.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: discountenance v 1: look with disfavor on "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends" 2: show disapproval by discouraging
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