DISCOMMEND

Etymology

Verb

discommend (third-person singular simple present discommends, present participle discommending, simple past and past participle discommended)

(now rare) To show disapproval of something, find fault with.

(now rare) To speak dissuasively of, to advise against.

Antonyms

• (show disapproval of) commend

• (speak dissuasively of) recommend

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`com*mend", v. t.

1. To mention with disapprobation; to blame; to disapprove. [R.] Spenser. By commending something in him that is good, and discommending the same fault in others. Jer. Taylor.

2. To expose to censure or ill favor; to put out of the good graces of any one. A compliance will discommend me to Mr. Coventry. Pepys.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

14 May 2025

TERNARY

(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins