discountenance

[英] [disˈkauntinəns] [美] [dɪsˈkaʊntənəns] 生词本
Verb

1. look with disfavor on;

  • "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"

2. show disapproval by discouraging;

  • "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"