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discountenance   (TTS Sound)

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")