discountenance

[DISCOUNTENANCE, 1.] Discouragement by cold treatment; disapprobation; unfriendly or unfavorable aspect or attitude toward. "When his discountenance can do No injury." Words worth: White Doe of Rylstone , iii. dis-coun-ten-ançed, pa . par. or a. [DISCOUN TENANCE.] dis-coun-ten-an-çer, s . [English discounten anc(e); -er.] One who discountenances or discourages by cold treatment; one who manifests disapprobation. "A great taxer of his people, and dis countenancer of his nobility." -Bacon: Henry VII dis-coun-ten-anç-ing, pr. par., a. & 8. [DISCOUNTENANCE, v.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip. adj .: (See the verb.) C As subst. The act of discouraging by cold treatment; the manifesting disapprobation of anything; discouragement.