What is another word for discountenance ?

To hold or have a negative opinion of

disesteem

have a strong aversion to

have a low opinion of

be unable to tolerate

disrespect

slight

object

indicate disapproval of

look down one's nose on

look down one's nose at

feel aversion towards

feel repugnance towards

feel distaste for

be down on

regard with repugnance

bear a grudge against

feel malice to

feel revulsion towards

have a poor opinion of

not be able to stomach

feel hostility toward

feel aversion toward

feel hostility towards

feel repugnance toward

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“I appeal to Mr. President not to discountenance such tremendous goodwill.”

Verb

put someone off their stroke

To disturb the composure of

catch off balance

psych out

put out of countenance

put someone off their stride

set someone back on their heels

make someone scratch their head

cause to be at a stand

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

appal^UK

appall^US

cause someone to lose their composure

balk^US

baulk^UK

take the wind out of your sails

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

stop someone in their tracks

agonize^US

hurt somebody's feelings

agonise^UK

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

antagonize^US

knock the stuffing out of

antagonise^UK

rub you up the wrong way

drive round the twist

put someone's nose out of joint

give someone the hump

terrorize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

terrorise^UK

fill with consternation

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

make one's heart bleed

scandalize^US

get up someone's nose

scandalise^UK

bring tears to your eyes

break someone's heart

scare the bejesus out of

do someone's head in

prey on your mind

give someone the blues

rattle someone's cage

pressurize^US

galvanize^US

breathe down someone's neck

pressurise^UK

galvanise^UK

strike terror into

befog

be a great weight on

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

scare someone out of their wits

scare the living daylights out of

set one's teeth on edge

put the fear of God into

fill with loathing

throw a curve

mess with someone's head

get a rise out of

hit where one lives

throw into a blue funk

make one's hair stand on end

make one's flesh creep

be on the back of

be a thorn in someone's flesh

drive you up the wall

go to your head

blow your mind

try the patience of

break someone's spirit

pull the rug from under

exhaust

pull the rug out from under

knock the wind out of

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

make flip

bug up

weigh heavily on one's mind

be disagreeable

be an affront to

give offence

tread on someone's toes

abominate

misplease

overcharge

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

set someone's teeth on edge

underwhelm

weigh heavily on someone's mind

niggle at

grind at

mess with

push someon's buttons

push one's buttons

arouse hostility in

make someone's stomach rise

send chills down the spine of

frighten to death

frighten the living daylights out of

wilder

have had enough

become bored

exhaust someone's patience

grate at

lose patience

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

completely surprise

make someone's blood run cold

frighten out of your wits

fill with terror

cause to lose your bearings

harsh someone's mellow

make severe demands on

put a strain on

get on someone's case

lean on

take over

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

put pressure on

shatter the illusions of

burst bubble

dampen the spirits of

be in someone's hair

bring pressure to bear on

drive you out of your mind

drive you to distraction

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

make livid

drive you round the bend

make someone's skin crawl

make someone feel sick

dampen someone's spirit

invigorate^US

make someone want to throw up

make someone feel nauseous

give someone goose pimples

chill to the bone

scare away

chill to the marrow

give someone the heebie-jeebies

energize^US

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

be antsy

be anxious

scare off

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

make one's blood run cold

make someone jump out of their skin

scare someone half to death

energise^UK

envigorate^UK

take your breath away

hit like a ton of bricks

have an adverse effect on

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“Unn manages to keep the upper hand by recruiting Gunnar to trick Hrut and discountenance him one more time.”

Verb

give someone the brush-off

To refuse, or to vote against

give the thumbs down to

pass on

rule against

give the red light to

pass by

put a stop to

put down

declare null and void

give something a miss

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

give the cold shoulder

abstain from

have nothing to do with

give someone the go-by

give the cold shoulder to

look right through someone

minimize^US

minimise^UK

refuse to acknowledge

tell someone where to get off

leave out in the cold

have nothing more to do with

take with a pinch of salt

not take advantage of

bleep

hand someone the frozen mitt

give the brush-off to

refuse to have anything to do with

refuse to take part in

tell someone to get lost

keep

refuse to take advantage of

keep one's distance from

look down one's nose at

avoid doing something

resist the temptation to

have no confidence in

look straight through

make unwelcome

refuse admission to

consider undesirable

let well enough alone

turn up one's nose at

suspect

fail to take advantage of

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

cut off without a cent

cut off without a penny

axe^UK

bury one's head in sand

not take into account

leave something undone

pay little attention to

restrain oneself from

ax^US

knock something on the head

treat disrespectfully

have no more truck with

be against

fly in the face of

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Verb

To express an unfavorable opinion (of something)

express a poor opinion of

minimize^US

trivialize^US

minimise^UK

trivialise^UK

jump down one's throat

sound off

give someone what for

give someone a caning

give someone an earful

tear off a strip

climb all over

give someone a mouthful

rail against

come down on

give someone a telling-off

let someone have it

carp on

slap down

give someone a wigging

snap someone's head off

give someone a rollicking

give someone a dressing-down

remonstrate with

tell off

rant at

give someone a bollocking

trounce

take to task

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rating

give someone a roasting

lean on

bite someone's head off

pitch into

lay into

ream out

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Verb

make someone eat humble pie

To injure a person's dignity and self-respect

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

make someone eat crow

put out of countenance

take down a peg or two

take the wind out of your sails

settle someone's hash

put someone in their place

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

minimize^US

minimise^UK

drag through the mire

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

make someone feel ashamed

have the last laugh on

bastardize^US

bastardise^UK

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

scandalize^US

get one's comeuppance

scandalise^UK

force to eat humble pie

be untrue to oneself

beat down

abandon one's principles

shoot down in flames

score off

let wind out of sails

declass

show in bad light

knock the stuffing out of

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

ruin the reputation of

pooh-pooh

bring into disfavour

blacken someone's name

destroy someone's credibility

damage someone's reputation

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Verb

To persuade (someone) against an action

Verb

express disagreement with

To express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

express objections to

express disapproval of

gripe

grumble

lodge a protest against

baulk^UK

balk^US

beef about

challenge

crab

kick up a stink about

complain vociferously about

express a poor opinion of

complain vociferously to

take something the wrong way

make a protest against

protest strongly at

declaim against

disagree violently with

put up a fight against

complain bitterly about

take great exception to

set your face against

shoot off one's mouth

stand up and be counted against

not countenance

run counter to

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Noun

An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds