discountenanced — adjective a) deprecated b) disliked … Wiktionary
discountenanced — dis·coun·te·nance || dɪ skaÊŠntɪnÉ™ns v. shame, embarrass; show disapproval … English contemporary dictionary
Discountenance — Dis*coun te*nance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discountenanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discountenancing}.] [Pref. dis + countenance: cf. OF. descontenancer, F. d[ e]contenancer.] 1. To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discountenancing — Discountenance Dis*coun te*nance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discountenanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discountenancing}.] [Pref. dis + countenance: cf. OF. descontenancer, F. d[ e]contenancer.] 1. To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discountenance — discountenancer, n. /dis kown tn euhns/, v., discountenanced, discountenancing, n. v.t. 1. to disconcert, embarrass, or abash: With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him. 2. to show disapproval of: The teachers… … Universalium
James K. Polk: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Tuesday, March 4, 1845 Without solicitation on my part, I have been chosen by the free and voluntary suffrages of my countrymen to the most honorable and most responsible office on earth. I am deeply impressed with… … Universalium
Babiism — Babism Bab ism, Babiism Bab i*ism, n. The doctrine of a modern religious pantheistical sect in Persia, which was founded, about 1844, by Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Rabhik (1820 1850), who assumed the title of Bab ed Din (Per., Gate of the Faith).… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Babism — Bab ism, Babiism Bab i*ism, n. The doctrine of a modern religious pantheistical sect in Persia, which was founded, about 1844, by Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Rabhik (1820 1850), who assumed the title of Bab ed Din (Per., Gate of the Faith). Babism is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Babist — Babism Bab ism, Babiism Bab i*ism, n. The doctrine of a modern religious pantheistical sect in Persia, which was founded, about 1844, by Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Rabhik (1820 1850), who assumed the title of Bab ed Din (Per., Gate of the Faith).… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discountenance — I. transitive verb Date: 1580 1. abash, disconcert 2. to look with disfavor on ; discourage by evidence of disapproval < discountenanced all bellicose statements > II. noun Date: 1580 disapprobation, disfavor … New Collegiate Dictionary
