How do you pronounce discountenance?

discountenance is pronounced as /dɪsˈkaʊntənəns/.

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discountenance

🚫discountenance (diskantinanse)

verb

/dɪsˈkaʊntənəns/

désapprouver (desapprouver)

discount discourage

Signification

To disapprove of or discourage something.

Traduction de la signification

Désapprouver ou décourager quelque chose.

Desapprouver ou décourager quelque chose.

Phrases d'exemple

The teacher strongly discountenanced cheating in exams.

Le professeur a fermement désapprouvé la triche lors des examens.

Synonymes

disapprove, discourage, oppose, frown upon

Antonymes

encourage, approve, support

Collocations

strongly discountenance, openly discountenance, discountenance behavior

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