English to English
noun
- Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- look with disfavor on
The republic soon discountenanced its few friends.
source: WordNet 3.0
- show disapproval by discouraging
Any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [discáuntenans] Hiyain; pasamain ang mukhâ
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
