Search Result:discountenance
KK Pronunciation
〔 dIsˋkaUntәnәns 〕
Pronunciation
〔 diˊskauntinәns 〕
Overview of verb discountenance
The verb discountenance has 2 senses
- discountenance -- (look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends")
- discountenance -- (show disapproval by discouraging; "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced")