discountenance
Refuse to support
To discountenance is to show disapproval of or to discourage through disapproval.
A teacher might discountenance cheating with a stern look; a society discountenances certain behaviors through social pressure.
The word carries a formal, somewhat old-fashioned tone: The committee discountenanced any discussion of the scandal.
As a noun, discountenance is the disapproval itself.
Cause acute discomfort
- discomfitCause unease or embarrassment
- embarrassCause social discomfort
- mortifyCause severe embarrassment
- shamePainful awareness of failure
humiliate · fluster · discompose · confuse · unsettle · chagrin · abashment · self-consciousness
Judge as wrong
- disfavorLack of approval
- frown uponRegard with disfavor
- reproveCensure for wrongdoing
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
reprimand · censure · condemn · denounce · criticize · reproach · chide · deplore
Prevent through intimidation
- dissuadeConvince not to
- disheartenCause to lose hope
- dauntDiscourage through fear
- dispiritCause to lose hope
deject · dampen · chill · cool · demotivate · disincline · inhibit · restrain
Disapproving facial expression
- scowlAngry facial expression
- glowerStare with displeasure
- grimaceTwisted expression of displeasure
- disapproving lookFacial expression showing displeasure
cold shoulder · stink eye · sneer · glare · furrow · icy stare · pursed lips · raised eyebrow
abash
Cause acute discomfort
- discomfitCause unease or embarrassment
- embarrassCause social discomfort
- mortifyCause severe embarrassment
shame · humiliate · fluster · discompose · confuse · unsettle · chagrin · abashment · self-consciousness · awkwardness
disapprove
Judge as wrong
- disfavorLack of approval
- frown uponRegard with disfavor
- reproveCensure for wrongdoing
rebuke · reprimand · censure · condemn · denounce · criticize · reproach · chide · deplore · deprecate
deter
Prevent through intimidation
- dissuadeConvince not to
- disheartenCause to lose hope
- dauntDiscourage through fear
dispirit · deject · dampen · chill · cool · demotivate · disincline · inhibit · restrain · caution
frown
Disapproving facial expression
disapproving look · cold shoulder · stink eye · sneer · glare · furrow · icy stare · pursed lips · raised eyebrow · sidelong glance