DISCOUNTENANCE
\dˈɪska͡ʊntənəns], \dˈɪskaʊntənəns], \d_ˈɪ_s_k_aʊ_n_t_ə_n_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of DISCOUNTENANCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash.
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To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one's approval to; to give one's influence against; to restrain by cold treatment; to discourage.
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Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage.
By Oddity Software
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To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash.
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To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one's approval to; to give one's influence against; to restrain by cold treatment; to discourage.
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Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To put out of countenance: to abash: to refuse countenance or support to: to discourage.
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Cold treatment: disapprobation.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Thomas Sheridan
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