Added 9 October 2026
discountenance
/dɪsˈkaʊntənəns/ verb
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about discountenance at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Look with disfavor on.
The republic soon discountenanced its few friends
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Show disapproval by discouraging.
any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced
Origin
From Middle French descontenancer (compare French décontenancer).
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)