What is another word for discountenance?
1328 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dˈɪska͡ʊntənəns], [ dˈɪskaʊntənəns], [ d_ˈɪ_s_k_aʊ_n_t_ə_n_ə_n_s]
Discountenance is a word that means to disapprove of something, to cause someone to feel uneasy or to dissuade someone from carrying out a particular action. There are several synonyms for the word discountenance, which can be used to convey a similar meaning. These synonyms include disapprove, discourage, dissuade, deter, inhibit, restrain, suppress, hinder, impede, oppose, and object. Each of these words portrays a similar tone of disapproval, disappointment, or criticism. When used in the right context, these synonyms can help in expressing one's disapproval about someone's actions or decisions without being confrontational.
Synonyms for Discountenance:
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• bar- de bar ,
- de barred ,
- de barring ,
- de bars ,
- de-bar ,
- de-barred ,
- de-barring ,
- de-bars ,
- dis allow ,
- dis allowed ,
- dis allowing ,
- dis allows ,
- dis countenance ,
- dis countenanced ,
- dis countenances ,
- dis countenancing ,
- dis-allow ,
- dis-allowed ,
- dis-allowing ,
- dis-allows ,
- dis-countenance ,
- dis-countenanced ,
- dis-countenances ,
- dis-countenancing ,
- ex cept ,
- ex-cept ,
- freezes out ,
- freezing out ,
- froze out ,
- inter dict ,
- inter fere ,
- inter feres ,
- inter-dict ,
- inter-fere ,
- inter-feres ,
- out lawed ,
- out lawing ,
- out-lawed ,
- out-lawing ,
- over ridden ,
- over ride ,
- over rides ,
- over riding ,
- over rode ,
- over-ridden ,
- over-rides ,
- over-riding ,
- over-rode ,
- pre vent ,
- pre vented ,
- pre venting ,
- pre vents ,
- pre-vent ,
- pre-vented ,
- pre-venting ,
- pre-vents ,
- re fuse ,
- re fused ,
- re fuses ,
- re fusing ,
- re strain ,
- re strained ,
- re straining ,
- re strains ,
- re-fuse ,
- re-fused ,
- re-fuses ,
- re-fusing ,
- re-strain ,
- re-strained ,
- re-straining ,
- re-strains .
- be fog ,
- be fogged ,
- be fogging ,
- be fogs ,
- be wilder ,
- be wildered ,
- be wildering ,
- be wilders ,
- be-fog ,
- be-fogged ,
- be-fogging ,
- be-fogs ,
- be-wilder ,
- be-wildered ,
- be-wildering ,
- be-wilders ,
- metagrobolizes ,
- metagrobolizing ,
- mis identified ,
- mis identifies ,
- mis identify ,
- mis identifying ,
- mis-identified ,
- mis-identifies ,
- mis-identify ,
- mis-identifying ,
- misidentifying ,
- sur prise ,
- sur prises ,
- sur prising ,
- sur-prise ,
- sur-prised ,
- sur-prises ,
- sur-prising .
- be clouded ,
- be clouding ,
- be clouds ,
- be devil ,
- be deviled ,
- be deviling ,
- be devilled ,
- be devilling ,
- be devils ,
- be fuddle ,
- be fuddled ,
- be fuddles ,
- be fuddling ,
- be muse ,
- be mused ,
- be musing ,
- be-cloud ,
- be-clouded ,
- be-clouding ,
- be-clouds ,
- be-devil ,
- be-deviled ,
- be-deviling ,
- be-devilled ,
- be-devilling ,
- be-devils ,
- be-fuddle ,
- be-fuddled ,
- be-fuddles ,
- be-fuddling ,
- be-muse ,
- be-mused ,
- be-musing ,
- dis compose ,
- dis composed ,
- dis composes ,
- dis composing ,
- dis orient ,
- dis oriented ,
- dis orienting ,
- dis orients ,
- dis tract ,
- dis tracts ,
- dis-compose ,
- dis-composed ,
- dis-composes ,
- dis-composing ,
- dis-orient ,
- dis-oriented ,
- dis-orienting ,
- dis-orients ,
- dis-tract ,
- dis-tracts ,
- leads astray ,
- mis inform ,
- mis informed ,
- mis informing ,
- mis informs ,
- mis lead ,
- mis leading ,
- mis leads ,
- mis-inform ,
- mis-informed ,
- mis-informing ,
- mis-informs ,
- mis-lead ,
- mis-leading ,
- mis-leads ,
- rendered uncertain ,
- rendering uncertain ,
- renders uncertain ,
- threw balance ,
- threw off balance ,
- throw balance ,
- throwing balance ,
- throwing off balance ,
- throws balance ,
- un hinge ,
- un hinged ,
- un hinges ,
- un hinging ,
- un settle ,
- un settled ,
- un settles ,
- un settling ,
- un-hinge ,
- un-hinged ,
- un-hinges ,
- un-hinging ,
- un-settle ,
- un-settled ,
- un-settles ,
- un-settling ,
- up sets ,
- up setting ,
- up-set ,
- up-sets ,
- up-setting .
- blew out ,
- blows out ,
- de moralize ,
- de moralized ,
- de moralizes ,
- de moralizing ,
- de-moralize ,
- de-moralized ,
- de-moralizes ,
- de-moralizing ,
- dis arrange ,
- dis arranged ,
- dis arranges ,
- dis arranging ,
- dis hearten ,
- dis heartened ,
- dis heartening ,
- dis heartens ,
- dis order ,
- dis ordered ,
- dis ordering ,
- dis orders ,
- dis organize ,
- dis organized ,
- dis organizes ,
- dis organizing ,
- dis-arrange ,
- dis-arranged ,
- dis-arranges ,
- dis-arranging ,
- dis-hearten ,
- dis-heartened ,
- dis-heartening ,
- dis-heartens ,
- dis-order ,
- dis-ordered ,
- dis-ordering ,
- dis-orders ,
- dis-organize ,
- dis-organized ,
- dis-organizes ,
- dis-organizing ,
- gat to ,
- gotten to ,
- psyching out ,
- psychs out ,
- sending up ,
- takes apart ,
- takes steam out ,
- taking steam out ,
- took steam out ,
- un glue ,
- un glued ,
- un glues ,
- un gluing ,
- un man ,
- un manned ,
- un manning ,
- un mans ,
- un zip ,
- un zipping ,
- un zips ,
- un-glue ,
- un-glued ,
- un-glues ,
- un-gluing ,
- un-man ,
- un-manned ,
- un-manning ,
- un-mans ,
- un-zip ,
- un-zipped ,
- un-zipping ,
- un-zips ,
- under mined ,
- under mining ,
- under-mined ,
- under-mining .
- cut down size ,
- cuts down size ,
- cuts down to size ,
- cutting down size ,
- cutting down to size ,
- de tract ,
- de tracts ,
- de-tract ,
- de-tracts ,
- dis commend ,
- dis commended ,
- dis commending ,
- dis commends ,
- dis favor ,
- dis favored ,
- dis favoring ,
- dis favors ,
- dis-commend ,
- dis-commended ,
- dis-commending ,
- dis-commends ,
- dis-favor ,
- dis-favored ,
- dis-favoring ,
- dis-favors ,
- disapproved of ,
- disapproves of ,
- disapproving of ,
- discommended ,
- discommending ,
- discommends ,
- ex postulate ,
- ex postulated ,
- ex postulates ,
- ex postulating ,
- ex-postulate ,
- ex-postulated ,
- ex-postulates ,
- ex-postulating ,
- mudslinged ,
- mudslings ,
- poohpooh ,
- poor mouthed ,
- poor mouthing ,
- poor mouths ,
- protested against ,
- protesting against ,
- protests against ,
- takes dim view of ,
- takes exception to ,
- taking dim view of ,
- taking exception to ,
- took dim view of ,
- took exception to .
- clamored against ,
- clamoring against ,
- clamors against ,
- de cried ,
- de cries ,
- de cry ,
- de crying ,
- de fame ,
- de famed ,
- de fames ,
- de faming ,
- de ride ,
- de rides ,
- de riding ,
- de-cried ,
- de-cries ,
- de-cry ,
- de-crying ,
- de-fame ,
- de-famed ,
- de-fames ,
- de-faming ,
- de-ride ,
- de-rides ,
- de-riding ,
- dis counted ,
- dis counting ,
- dis counts ,
- dis credit ,
- dis credited ,
- dis crediting ,
- dis credits ,
- dis grace ,
- dis graced ,
- dis graces ,
- dis gracing ,
- dis praise ,
- dis praised ,
- dis praises ,
- dis praising ,
- dis-counted ,
- dis-counting ,
- dis-counts ,
- dis-credit ,
- dis-credited ,
- dis-crediting ,
- dis-credits ,
- dis-grace ,
- dis-graced ,
- dis-graces ,
- dis-gracing ,
- dis-praise ,
- dis-praised ,
- dis-praises ,
- dis-praising ,
- finding fault with ,
- finds fault with ,
- found fault with ,
- looked down on ,
- re vile ,
- re-vile ,
- scoffing at ,
- scoffs at ,
- sneered at ,
- sneering at ,
- sneers at ,
- take down peg ,
- takes down a peg ,
- takes down peg ,
- taking down a peg ,
- taking down peg ,
- took down a peg ,
- took down peg ,
- under estimate ,
- under estimated ,
- under estimates ,
- under estimating ,
- under rate ,
- under rated ,
- under rates ,
- under rating ,
- under value ,
- under valued ,
- under values ,
- under valuing ,
- under-estimate ,
- under-estimated ,
- under-estimating ,
- under-rate ,
- under-rated ,
- under-rates ,
- under-rating ,
- under-value ,
- under-valued ,
- under-values ,
- under-valuing .
- dis approve ,
- dis approved ,
- dis approves ,
- dis approving ,
- dis liked ,
- dis liking ,
- dis missed ,
- dis missing ,
- dis-approve ,
- dis-approved ,
- dis-approves ,
- dis-approving ,
- dis-liked ,
- dis-liking ,
- dis-missed ,
- dis-missing ,
- finding unacceptable ,
- finds unacceptable ,
- found unacceptable ,
- frowning on ,
- frowns on ,
- looked askance at ,
- looking askance at ,
- looks askance at ,
- nixed ,
- objected to ,
- objecting to ,
- objects to ,
- re probate ,
- re probated ,
- re probates ,
- re probating ,
- re prove ,
- re proved ,
- re proves ,
- re-probate ,
- re-probated ,
- re-probates ,
- re-probating ,
- re-prove ,
- re-proved ,
- re-proves ,
- re-proving ,
- sets aside ,
- zinged .
- dis comfit ,
- dis comfits ,
- dis-comfit ,
- dis-comfits ,
- out wits ,
- out witted ,
- out witting ,
- out-wit ,
- out-wits ,
- out-witted ,
- out-witting ,
- over came ,
- over come ,
- over comes ,
- over coming ,
- over-came ,
- over-comes ,
- over-coming .
- dis concert ,
- dis concerted ,
- dis concerting ,
- dis concerts ,
- dis-concert ,
- dis-concerted ,
- dis-concerting ,
- dis-concerts ,
- un balance ,
- un balances ,
- un balancing ,
- un did ,
- un does ,
- un doing ,
- un done ,
- un-balance ,
- un-balanced ,
- un-balances ,
- un-balancing ,
- un-did ,
- un-does ,
- un-doing ,
- upsets apple cart ,
- upsetting apple cart .
- dis advise ,
- dis advised ,
- dis advises ,
- dis advising ,
- dis courage ,
- dis courages ,
- dis incline ,
- dis inclined ,
- dis inclines ,
- dis inclining ,
- dis-advise ,
- dis-advised ,
- dis-advises ,
- dis-advising ,
- dis-courage ,
- dis-courages ,
- dis-incline ,
- dis-inclined ,
- dis-inclines ,
- dis-inclining ,
- disadvised ,
- disadvises ,
- disadvising ,
- holds off ,
- in dispose ,
- in disposed ,
- in disposes ,
- in disposing ,
- in-dispose ,
- in-disposed ,
- in-disposes ,
- in-disposing ,
- indisposes ,
- re press ,
- re pressed ,
- re presses ,
- re pressing ,
- re-presses ,
- re-pressing ,
- talked out of ,
- talks out of ,
- threw cold water on ,
- throwing cold water on ,
- throws cold water on ,
- turns aside ,
- with held ,
- with hold ,
- with holding ,
- with holds ,
- with-held ,
- with-hold ,
- with-holds .
- dis esteem ,
- dis esteemed ,
- dis esteeming ,
- dis esteems ,
- dis respect ,
- dis respected ,
- dis respecting ,
- dis respects ,
- dis-esteem ,
- dis-esteemed ,
- dis-esteeming ,
- dis-esteems ,
- dis-respect ,
- dis-respected ,
- dis-respecting ,
- dis-respects .
- catch short ,
- catches one short ,
- catches short ,
- catching one short ,
- catching short ,
- caught one short ,
- dis tress ,
- dis tressed ,
- dis tresses ,
- dis-tress ,
- dis-tressed ,
- dis-tresses ,
- gave a bad time ,
- gave a hard time ,
- gave bad time ,
- gave hard time ,
- give bad time ,
- give hard time ,
- gives a bad time ,
- gives a hard time ,
- gives bad time ,
- gives hard time ,
- giving a bad time ,
- giving a hard time ,
- giving bad time ,
- giving hard time ,
- hanged up ,
- hanging up ,
- hangs up ,
- made a monkey of ,
- made monkey of ,
- make monkey of ,
- makes a monkey of ,
- makes monkey of ,
- making a monkey of ,
- making monkey of ,
- put a hole ,
- put a spot ,
- put hole ,
- put in hole ,
- put in spot ,
- put on spot ,
- put out countenance ,
- put spot ,
- put the spot ,
- puts a hole ,
- puts a spot ,
- puts hole ,
- puts in a hole ,
- puts in a spot ,
- puts in hole ,
- puts in spot ,
- puts on spot ,
- puts on the spot ,
- puts out countenance ,
- puts out of countenance ,
- puts spot ,
- puts the spot ,
- putting a hole ,
- putting a spot ,
- putting hole ,
- putting in a hole ,
- putting in a spot ,
- putting in hole ,
- putting in spot ,
- putting on spot ,
- putting on the spot ,
- putting out countenance ,
- putting out of countenance ,
- putting the spot ,
- threw in to a tizzy ,
- threw in to tizzy ,
- threw into a tizzy ,
- threw into tizzy ,
- throw in to a tizzy ,
- throw in to tizzy ,
- throwing in to a tizzy ,
- throwing in to tizzy ,
- throwing into a tizzy ,
- throwing into tizzy ,
- throws in to a tizzy ,
- throws in to tizzy ,
- throws into a tizzy ,
- throws into tizzy .
- showed displeasure ,
- showing displeasure ,
- shows displeasure ,
- takes a dim view of ,
- taking a dim view of ,
- took a dim view of .
- be mean ,
- be meaning ,
- be means ,
- be-mean ,
- be-meaning ,
- be-means ,
- bemeaning ,
- bemeans ,
- bringing low ,
- brings low ,
- casts down ,
- de base ,
- de based ,
- de basing ,
- de grade ,
- de graded ,
- de grades ,
- de grading ,
- de mean ,
- de meaning ,
- de means ,
- de press ,
- de pressed ,
- de presses ,
- de pressing ,
- de-base ,
- de-based ,
- de-basing ,
- de-grade ,
- de-graded ,
- de-grades ,
- de-grading ,
- de-mean ,
- de-meaning ,
- de-means ,
- de-press ,
- de-pressed ,
- de-presses ,
- de-pressing ,
- dis honor ,
- dis honored ,
- dis honoring ,
- dis honors ,
- dis-honor ,
- dis-honored ,
- dis-honoring ,
- dis-honors ,
- made a fool of ,
- made fool of ,
- make fool of ,
- makes a fool of ,
- makes ashamed ,
- makes fool of ,
- making a fool of ,
- making ashamed ,
- making fool of ,
- put shame ,
- shooting down ,
- shoots down ,
- sub due ,
- sub dues ,
- sub-due ,
- sub-dues .
- buffaloing ,
- mess with head ,
- mess with one head ,
- mess with ones head ,
- messed with head ,
- messed with one head ,
- messed with one's head ,
- messed with ones head ,
- messes with head ,
- messes with one head ,
- messes with one's head ,
- messes with ones head ,
- messing with head ,
- messing with one head ,
- messing with one's head ,
- messing with ones head ,
- rattle cage ,
- rattle one cage ,
- rattle ones cage ,
- rattled cage ,
- rattled one cage ,
- rattled one's cage ,
- rattled ones cage ,
- rattles cage ,
- rattles one cage ,
- rattles one's cage ,
- rattles ones cage ,
- rattling cage ,
- rattling one cage ,
- rattling one's cage ,
- rattling ones cage .
- am displeased ,
- are displeased ,
- being displeased ,
- dis avow ,
- dis avowed ,
- dis avowing ,
- dis avows ,
- dis sent ,
- dis sents ,
- dis-avow ,
- dis-avowed ,
- dis-avowing ,
- dis-avows ,
- dis-sent ,
- dis-sents ,
- go one on oned ,
- go one on ones ,
- go one on oning ,
- go-one-on-oned ,
- go-one-on-ones ,
- go-one-on-oning ,
- is displeased ,
- made a stink ,
- made stink ,
- make stink ,
- makes a stink ,
- makes stink ,
- making a stink ,
- making stink ,
- mix it with ,
- mixed it up with ,
- mixed it with ,
- mixes it up with ,
- mixes it with ,
- mixes up with ,
- mixes with ,
- mixing it up with ,
- mixing it with ,
- mixing up with ,
- mixing with ,
- mixt it up with ,
- mixt it with ,
- mixt up with ,
- mixt with ,
- pro tested ,
- pro testing ,
- pro-tested ,
- pro-testing ,
- raised objection ,
- raises objection ,
- raising objection ,
- sounded off ,
- sounding off ,
- sounds off ,
- takes exception ,
- took exception ,
- was displeased ,
- wast displeased ,
- were displeased ,
- wert displeased .
- dis quiet ,
- dis quieted ,
- dis quieting ,
- dis quiets ,
- dis-quiet ,
- dis-quieted ,
- dis-quieting ,
- dis-quiets ,
- made a scene ,
- made scene ,
- made waves ,
- make scene ,
- makes a scene ,
- makes scene ,
- making a scene ,
- making scene ,
- making waves .
- dis commode ,
- dis commodes ,
- dis oblige ,
- dis obliged ,
- dis obliges ,
- dis obliging ,
- dis please ,
- dis pleased ,
- dis pleases ,
- dis pleasing ,
- dis satisfied ,
- dis satisfies ,
- dis satisfy ,
- dis satisfying ,
- dis-commode ,
- dis-commodes ,
- dis-oblige ,
- dis-obliged ,
- dis-obliges ,
- dis-obliging ,
- dis-please ,
- dis-pleased ,
- dis-pleases ,
- dis-pleasing ,
- dis-satisfied ,
- dis-satisfies ,
- dis-satisfy ,
- dis-satisfying ,
- ex asperate ,
- ex asperates ,
- ex asperating ,
- ex-asperate ,
- ex-asperated ,
- ex-asperates ,
- ex-asperating ,
- impose up on ,
- imposed up on ,
- imposes up on ,
- imposing up on ,
- imposing upon ,
- in commode ,
- in commodes ,
- in flame ,
- in flamed ,
- in flaming ,
- in-commode ,
- in-commodes ,
- in-flame ,
- in-flamed ,
- in-flames .
Other synonyms:
- disesteem .
- abash .
- disapprove ,
- mortify .
- confound .
Other relevant words:
- Befogging ,
- Bemean ,
- DAMPS ,
- Damped ,
- Damping ,
- Disadvise ,
- Discommend ,
- Disfavored ,
- Disfavoring ,
- Disinclining ,
- Dispraised ,
- Dispraising ,
- Faulted ,
- Faulting ,
- Indisposing ,
- Negatived ,
- Negativing ,
- Preventing ,
- Railed ,
- Refusing ,
- Slurring ,
- Unglue ,
- Worsting ,
- be displeased ,
- befog ,
- befogged ,
- befogs ,
- bemeaned ,
- blistered ,
- blow out ,
- blowing out ,
- bring low ,
- brought low ,
- cast down ,
- casting down ,
- catch one short ,
- caught short ,
- clamor against ,
- confuse ,
- cut down to size ,
- demoralize ,
- deprecate ,
- depreciate ,
- disapprove of ,
- discomfit ,
- disconcert ,
- discourage ,
- disincline ,
- disinclines ,
- dispraise ,
- dispraises ,
- disrespected ,
- disrespecting ,
- embarrass ,
- embarrassing ,
- except ,
- faze ,
- find fault with ,
- freeze out ,
- get to ,
- gets to ,
- getting to ,
- give a bad time ,
- give a hard time ,
- give thumbs down ,
- go one on one ,
- go-one-on-one ,
- got to ,
- groused ,
- grousing ,
- hang up ,
- hinders ,
- hold off ,
- humiliate ,
- indispose ,
- keep back ,
- keep out ,
- keeping back ,
- keeping out ,
- keeps back ,
- keeps out ,
- kept back ,
- kept out ,
- made ashamed ,
- make a fool of ,
- make a monkey of ,
- make a scene ,
- make a stink ,
- make ashamed ,
- make waves ,
- makes waves ,
- maligned ,
- metagrobolize ,
- metagrobolized ,
- misidentified ,
- misidentifies ,
- misidentify ,
- mix it up with ,
- mix up with ,
- mix with ,
- mixed up with ,
- mixed with ,
- mudsling ,
- mudslinging ,
- mystified ,
- mystify ,
- nonplus ,
- not go for ,
- object ,
- out wit ,
- outwitting ,
- over-ride ,
- perturb ,
- pooh pooh ,
- poor mouth ,
- posed ,
- protest against ,
- psych out ,
- psyched out ,
- put in a hole ,
- put in a spot ,
- put off ,
- put on the spot ,
- put out ,
- put out of countenance ,
- putting spot ,
- raise objection ,
- rattle ,
- scoff at ,
- scoffed at ,
- send up ,
- sends up ,
- sent up ,
- shoot down ,
- shot down ,
- shut out ,
- shutting out ,
- sneer at ,
- sound off ,
- take aback ,
- take apart ,
- take dim view of ,
- take down a peg ,
- take exception ,
- take exception to ,
- take steam out ,
- takes aback ,
- taking aback ,
- taking apart ,
- taking exception ,
- talk out of ,
- talking out of ,
- throw cold water on ,
- throw into a tizzy ,
- took aback ,
- took apart ,
- turn aside ,
- turned aside ,
- turning aside ,
- unbalancing ,
- under-estimates ,
- underrated ,
- undervalued ,
- unglued ,
- unglues ,
- ungluing ,
- unman ,
- unmanned ,
- unmanning ,
- unmans ,
- upset apple cart ,
- veto ,
- worsted .
- Fuddling ,
- be cloud ,
- disorient ,
- disorienting ,
- disorients ,
- fuddle ,
- fuddled ,
- fuddles ,
- lead astray ,
- leading astray ,
- led astray ,
- misinformed ,
- render uncertain ,
- stir up ,
- stirred up ,
- stirring up ,
- stirs up ,
- throw off balance ,
- throws off balance ,
- up set .
- Reprobated ,
- Reprobating ,
- find unacceptable ,
- frown on ,
- frowned on ,
- look askance at ,
- nixing ,
- object to ,
- pass on ,
- passed on ,
- passes on ,
- passing on ,
- remonstrate ,
- reprobates ,
- set aside ,
- setting aside ,
- turn down ,
- zinging .
- Counterwork ,
- Declinature ,
- Detainer ,
- Detainment ,
- Discomfiting ,
- Feaze ,
- Feeze ,
- Irksome ,
- Obtrusion ,
- Tut ,
- abashment ,
- afflict ,
- aggravating ,
- agitate ,
- alarm ,
- anguish ,
- annoying ,
- appal ,
- baffle ,
- balk ,
- bar ,
- be against ,
- be deaf to ,
- blast ,
- bother ,
- bothersome ,
- brave ,
- bring down ,
- burden ,
- but ,
- censure ,
- chagrin ,
- challenge ,
- chasten ,
- checkmate ,
- circumvent ,
- condemn ,
- condemnation ,
- confront ,
- confusion ,
- contrariety ,
- contravene ,
- count me out ,
- counter ,
- counteract ,
- countermand ,
- cripple ,
- cross ,
- curse ,
- damp ,
- dash ,
- defeat ,
- defensive ,
- defy ,
- deject ,
- demur ,
- deny ,
- deprecation ,
- depress ,
- destroy ,
- detention ,
- determent ,
- difficult ,
- disagreement ,
- disallow ,
- disapprobation ,
- disapproval ,
- discomfiture ,
- discomfort ,
- discommode ,
- discompose ,
- discomposure ,
- disconcerting ,
- disconcertion ,
- disconcertment ,
- discontentment ,
- discouragement ,
- disfavor ,
- disfavour ,
- disgrace ,
- dish ,
- dishearten ,
- dislike ,
- dismay ,
- dismiss ,
- dispirit ,
- displeasure ,
- dispute ,
- disquiet ,
- disrupt ,
- dissatisfaction ,
- dissuade ,
- distaste ,
- distress ,
- disturb ,
- disturbance ,
- elude ,
- embarrassment ,
- encumber ,
- execration ,
- flummox ,
- fluster ,
- foil ,
- forswear ,
- frown upon ,
- frustrate ,
- frustrating ,
- grieve ,
- hold no brief for ,
- horrify ,
- humble ,
- inconvenience ,
- infuriating ,
- injure ,
- interference ,
- interposition ,
- irritating ,
- like ,
- maddening ,
- make uncomfortable ,
- mar ,
- mortification ,
- not countenance ,
- not endure ,
- not hear of ,
- not stand for ,
- not tolerate ,
- objection ,
- obstinacy ,
- oppose ,
- outrage ,
- override ,
- pain ,
- perplex ,
- rebuff ,
- refusal ,
- reject ,
- reproach ,
- reprove ,
- repudiate ,
- repulse ,
- resist ,
- ruin ,
- sabotage ,
- scotch ,
- shake ,
- shame ,
- shock ,
- show up ,
- snub ,
- spike ,
- spoil ,
- stand aloof ,
- startle ,
- stonewall ,
- stump ,
- subdue ,
- suppress ,
- tedious ,
- throw for a loop ,
- thwart ,
- trouble ,
- tsk-tsk ,
- tut-tut ,
- undermine ,
- unnerve ,
- upset ,
- weigh down ,
- worry .
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How to use "Discountenance" in context?
Discountenance is usually defined as the act of showing respect for someone by not criticizing them or showing anger. A person who shows their dignity by not lowering their standards is said to have good discountenance. Discountenance can be shown in many ways, such as not protesting too much, being polite, not speaking out of turn, or disagreeing too much. It is important to have good discountenance because it shows that a person has manners and is not aggressive. Discountenance is also important because it shows that a person is not a troublemaker.
Hyponym for Discountenance:
v.
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cognition
disapprove.
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emotion
shame.
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cognition
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