How do you pronounce discountenance?

discountenance is pronounced as /dɪsˈkaʊntənəns/.

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discountenance

🚫discountenance (diskauntenens)

verb

/dɪsˈkaʊntənəns/

desaprobar (desaprobar)

discount discourage

Meaning

To disapprove of or discourage something.

Traducción del significado

Desaprobar o desalentar algo.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The teacher strongly discountenanced cheating in exams.

El maestro desaprobó firmemente hacer trampa en los exámenes.

Synonyms

disapprove, discourage, oppose, frown upon

Antonyms

encourage, approve, support

Colocaciones

strongly discountenance, openly discountenance, discountenance behavior

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