Hypertext Webster Gateway: "discountenance"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Discountenance \Dis*coun"te*nance\, n.
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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Discountenance \Dis*coun"te*nance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Discountenanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discountenancing}.]
[Pref. dis- + countenance: cf. OF. descontenancer, F.
d['e]contenancer.]
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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

discountenance
v 1: look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced
its few friends"
2: show disapproval by discouraging

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