as in disapproval
refusal to accept as right or desirable
made known his long-standing discountenance of any form of religious belief
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as in to dislike
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 to embarrass
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 discountenance
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The 538-polling forecast similarly shows Biden with a 39.1 percent approval rating with a 55.7 disapproval score.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Don’t interpret their silence or distance as anger or disapproval.Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Many people dislike the early darkness that follows the end of daylight saving time.Kari Leibowitz, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
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There’s a running joke that Doc Rivers dislikes playing young players, but at 25 years old, AJ Green may have outgrown that label.Brian Sampson, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Please consider it before possibly embarrassing yourself.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ukraine has also used long-range drones to disrupt Russia’s war machine and embarrass the Kremlin by striking targets on Russian soil.Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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What’s emerged on campuses in the last year is not a bunch of students criticizing Israel harshly.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
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And so in 2017, the group criticized the swift dismantling of Sam Durant’s Scaffold.Maddie Klett, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Growing Conditions: Full sun and poor soil Size: 20 to 40 feet Zones: 5–9 06 of 10 Virginia Creeper Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is often confused with poison ivy (which is also a native plant), but this vine has five leaflets, not three.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
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The 24-year-old then completed his hat-trick with another fine goal, confusing the Dortmund defenders with dazzling footwork before firing a shot past the goalkeeper.Ben Church, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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Thousands of indigenous Mayan people in Guatemala rejected the construction of a Santa Muerte prayer center, allegedly financed by gang members imprisoned in a local jail.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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The families of Israeli captives are calling on the Israeli government to reach a deal to secure the release of their relatives, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected these calls and is pressing on with military action in the Gaza strip.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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For that reason, presidents and secretaries of state have often been annoyed or flustered by it.Gary J. Bass, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2017
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This is the same Minnesota defense that flustered a roster that had Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal on the same team.Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2024
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“Discountenance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discountenance. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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