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                    as in disliked
                                                
              
          
                                                      to hold an unfavorable opinion of                                       
              
                             a social philosopher who discountenanced all programs for helping the needy, claiming that society should encourage survival of the fittest                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in embarrassed
                                                
              
          
                                                      to throw into a state of self-conscious distress                                       
              
                             the political party was discountenanced by the actions of a few of its overly zealous members                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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as in discomfited
                                                                                                                                                    
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