DISCOUNTENANCES
Verb
discountenances
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discountenance
Source: Wiktionary
DISCOUNTENANCE
Dis*coun"te*nance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discountenanced; p. pr. & vb.
n. Discountenancing.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + countenance: cf. OF.
descontenancer, F. décontenancer.]
1. To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance;
to put to shame; to abash.
How would one look from his majestic brow . . . Discountenance her
despised! Milton.
The hermit was somewhat discountenanced by this observation. Sir W.
Scott.
2. To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one's approval
to; to give one's influence against; to restrain by cold treatment;
to discourage.
A town meeting was convened to discountenance riot. Bancroft.
Dis*coun"te*nance, n.
Definition: Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment;
disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage.
He thought a little discountenance on those persons would suppress
that spirit. Clarendon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition