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    discountenance

    discountenance - Dictionary definition and meaning for word discountenance

    Definition
    (verb) look with disfavor on
    Example Sentence
    • The republic soon discountenanced its few friends
    Definition
    (verb) show disapproval by discouraging
    Example Sentence
    • any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced
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DISCOUNTenance....when you ask for discount in every shop and you don't get discount(you get disapproval) hence you are discountenanced.....

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dis=opposite, countenance=agreement=> opposite of countenance

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