discountenances 1 of 2

noun

plural of discountenance
as in disapprovals
refusal to accept as right or desirable made known his long-standing discountenance of any form of religious belief

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discountenances

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of discountenance
1
as in dislikes
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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2
as in embarrasses
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discountenances
  1. disapprovals
  2. dislikes
  3. embarrasses
  4. criticizes
  5. confuses
  6. flusters
  7. rattles
  8. bothers
Noun
  • Its backers and architects say Proposition 45 will streamline CEQA review for certain building projects by imposing deadlines on agencies and courts to issue approvals or disapprovals.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Majority disapprovals were recorded among the remaining topics − all of which have dominated headlines in the last several months.
    — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of disapprovals
Verb
  • Park recalled shopping with her mother, who dislikes heavy clothing and insists that garments feel light and comfortable, a preference that has informed her own designs.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Beyond questions of due process, Kelly also challenged the administration's assertion that its actions were based on professional journalistic standards rather than coverage the president dislikes.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of dislikes
Verb
  • Universities responded by raising tuition to a sticker price that embarrasses the word tuition.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Or from locking up Mick Cronin through 2030, even though UCLA’s prickly basketball coach embarrasses the university annually and hasn’t reached a Sweet 16 since 2023.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of embarrasses
Verb
  • The film examines the choices made by the cops and criticizes their failure to prevent bloodshed.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Cervera, who often publicly criticizes school district decisions, defends his criticism of Fernandez.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of criticizes
Verb
  • The legal system dehumanizes her, the support group confuses her, and one of her friends painfully disappoints her.
    — Carey Purcell, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This confuses each Nyota but also those around them, who note that the Nyotas have rather quickly assumed new hairstyles but also that neither is behaving quite like herself.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of confuses
Verb
  • Nothing flusters her except dogs barking, and as the story unfolds the reason is easily surmised.
    — Mary Damiano, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of flusters
Verb
  • But boy, does the audience shiver with delight watching Ghidorah stomp buildings to rubble while the sound design rattles our seats.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The stock market has been volatile of late as a cocktail of elevated oil prices and persistent inflation rattles investors.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of rattles
Verb
  • The film was produced by the Zagha bothers for Avanti Pictures alongside Elsa Reyes and Películas V’s Valentín Javier Diment and Vanesa Pagani.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Television doesn’t lack for comedies that deliver biting satire and cogent commentary — that are, in fact, so committed to commentary that nobody bothers to even include jokes.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Discountenances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discountenances. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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