discountenance | Amarkosh

Meaning of word discountenance from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Look with disfavor on.

Example : The republic soon discountenanced its few friends.

Meaning : Show disapproval by discouraging.

Example : Any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced.

make (noun)
A recognizable kind.

unmatched (adjective)
Of the remaining member of a pair.

defloration (noun)
An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something.

angler fish (noun)
Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.

nepalese (noun)
A native or inhabitant of Nepal.

inversely (adverb)
In an inverse or contrary manner.

astana (noun)
Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.

fridge (noun)
A refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor.

submaxilla (noun)
The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth.

sunk fence (noun)
A ditch with one side being a retaining wall. Used to divide lands without defacing the landscape.