Discountenance /(?)/

Dis·coun·te·nance

Discountenance

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Discountenanced; p. pr. & vb. n. Discountenancing

  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!
    The hermit was somewhat discountenanced by this observation.
  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.

Discountenance

n.
  1. 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.