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Discountenance

Webster's Dictionary

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(1):

(n.) Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage.

(2):

(v. t.) To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one's approval to; to give one's influence against; to restrain by cold treatment; to discourage.

(3):

(v. t.) To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Discountenance'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/discountenance.html. 1828.
 
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