discountenancing

A form of discountenance — To have an unfavorable opinion of; to deprecate or disapprove of.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of discountenance
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APA

discountenancing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discountenancing

MLA

“discountenancing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discountenancing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discountenancing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discountenancing.

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