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Discountenance — Dis*coun te*nance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discountenanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discountenancing}.] [Pref. dis + countenance: cf. OF. descontenancer, F. d[ e]contenancer.] 1. To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discountenanced — Discountenance Dis*coun te*nance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discountenanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discountenancing}.] [Pref. dis + countenance: cf. OF. descontenancer, F. d[ e]contenancer.] 1. To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discountenancing — Discountenance Dis*coun te*nance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discountenanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discountenancing}.] [Pref. dis + countenance: cf. OF. descontenancer, F. d[ e]contenancer.] 1. To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
décontenancer — [ dekɔ̃t(ə)nɑ̃se ] v. tr. <conjug. : 3> • 1549; de dé et contenance 1 ♦ Faire perdre contenance à (qqn). ⇒ déconcerter, démonter, désarçonner; embarrasser, intimider. Il décontenance ses adversaires par son aplomb. Il est tout décontenancé … Encyclopédie Universelle
discountenance — put to shame, 1570s, from M.Fr. descontenancer (16c.) to abash, from des (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + contenancer (see COUNTENANCE (Cf. countenance)) … Etymology dictionary
discountenance — /dɪsˈkaʊntənəns/ (say dis kowntuhnuhns) verb (t) (discountenanced, discountenancing) 1. to put out of countenance; disconcert; abash. 2. to show disapproval of; treat with disfavour. –noun 3. disapproval. {French (obsolete) descontenancer, from… …
