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discountenance - Dictionary definition and meaning for discountenance

DISCOUNTENANCE

  • (verb) show disapproval by discouraging

    "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"

  • (verb) look with disfavor on

    "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for discountenance

  • (Tag: ) 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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  • (Tag: ) dis=opposite, countenance=agreement=> opposite of countenance

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