discountenanced 1 of 2

past tense of discountenance

discountenanced

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for discountenanced
Verb
  • So Grace is furious, mostly at Kate (because Kate was the messenger, but also because Grace has always disliked Kate for gunning for her job).
    Trish Deitch, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Some residents disliked the high-security atmosphere in the usually quiet city.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • French authorities have arrested several suspects after a frantic manhunt for the men who staged a spectacular daytime heist at the Louvre museum that gripped the world and embarrassed the government in Paris.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.
    Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Thomas Jefferson was likewise discomfited by the revolutionary possibility of female citizenship.
    Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • CEOs and experts have criticized universities for failing to keep up with the times; now that AI is here to stay, students had better be prepared to leverage it in their roles.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In recent months, conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has repeatedly criticized Tucker Carlson.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One of the higher-ups felt my title Stairway to Heaven would be confused with the 1939 movie of the same name.
    Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Netflix’s co-CEOs then confused Wall Street by not slamming the door on a possible bid.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But this year’s bash is looking a little more abashed.
    New York Times, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Delphine Hicks—Caroline had waited for her beside the church steps one First Sunday (big meeting day) and had thrown her to the ground and robbed the abashed vampire of her underthings.
    Zora Neale Hurston, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
Verb
  • Seattle sacked Lawrence a career-high seven times and flustered him all game.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The Cardinals’ defense flustered Miami in a signature 24-21 win.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • There are students who feel inhibited from expressing their Jewish or Zionist identity because of the atmosphere of the atmosphere of intimidation or harassment on college campuses.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Nini and Lali seemed happier without him—more relaxed, less inhibited.
    Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Discountenanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discountenanced. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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