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

grossed out on

disrespect

slight

indicate disapproval of

look down one's nose on

look down one's nose at

feel aversion towards

regard with repugnance

feel repugnance towards

bear a grudge against

feel malice to

feel revulsion towards

have a poor opinion of

not be able to stomach

down on

feel animosity to

be hostile to

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

hurt somebody's feelings

agonize^US

antagonize^US

agonise^UK

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

antagonise^UK

give someone the hump

drive round the twist

rub you up the wrong way

jumble

knock the stuffing out of

put someone's nose out of joint

terrorize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

terrorise^UK

fill with consternation

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

scandalize^US

make one's heart bleed

get up someone's nose

scandalise^UK

break someone's heart

scare the bejesus out of

bring tears to your eyes

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

be a pain in the neck

fill with fear

scare stiff

keep after

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

fog

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

estrange

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

roust

pull the rug out from under

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

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

dampen someone's spirit

knock the wind out of

occupy thoughts

drive you to distraction

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

humble

defeat

resent

set someone's teeth on edge

underwhelm

weigh heavily on someone's mind

niggle at

grind at

mess with

push someon's buttons

arouse hostility in

harsh one's mellow

make someone's stomach rise

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

drive you off your head

make you see red

be in a flap

throw into a panic

send chills down the spine of

frighten to death

frighten the living daylights out of

exhaust someone's patience

grate at

lose patience

cause to lose your bearings

drive you out of your mind

make somebody's blood boil

frighten out of your wits

get on someone's case

shatter the illusions of

burst bubble

dampen the spirits of

be in someone's hair

bring pressure to bear on

blow away

put out of action

strike dumb

hit like a ton of bricks

hit

take your breath away

bring around

make demands on

make severe demands on

raise someone's eyebrows

make someone's skin crawl

make someone feel sick

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

completely surprise

make someone's blood run cold

invigorate^US

make someone want to throw up

make someone feel nauseous

give someone goose pimples

give someone the heebie-jeebies

spur

energize^US

pump up

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

be antsy

be anxious

freeze your blood

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

harsh someone's mellow

scare off

make teeth chatter

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

throw into a fright

give one the creeps

make one's blood run cold

energise^UK

envigorate^UK

make someone jump out of their skin

scare someone half to death

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

express a poor opinion of

To express an unfavorable opinion (of something)

criticise^UK

criticize^US

minimize^US

trivialize^US

minimise^UK

trivialise^UK

pummel^US

ostracize^US

pummelled^UK

give someone a rollicking

give someone a bollocking

slap on the wrist

pick apart

ostracise^UK

take to task

rap over the knuckles

give a rocket

give someone a roasting

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Verb

give someone the brush-off

To refuse or be unwilling to allow or grant

give the thumbs down to

give the red light to

give something a miss

declare null and void

have nothing to do with

freeze out

not accept

take no notice of

give the cold shoulder

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

look right through someone

minimize^US

minimise^UK

give someone the go-by

refuse to acknowledge

tell someone where to get off

take with a pinch of salt

have nothing more to do with

have no confidence in

not take advantage of

bleep

hand someone the frozen mitt

give the brush-off to

refuse to have anything to do with

keep one's distance from

tell someone to get lost

give the cold shoulder to

sit out

avoid doing something

resist the temptation to

refuse to take advantage of

stay away from

grant

look down one's nose at

hold aloof from

ice out

impose sanctions

refuse to take part in

let well enough alone

fail to take advantage of

look straight through

leave something undone

pay little attention to

be careless

live with

turn up one's nose at

bury one's head in sand

not take into account

axe^UK

restrain oneself from

cut off without a cent

cut off without a penny

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

ax^US

knock something on the head

criticize^US

criticise^UK

have no more truck with

be against

laugh away

fly in the face of

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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

belittle

reduce

devalue

put someone in their place

axe^UK

ax^US

stigmatize^US

destroy someone's credibility

stigmatise^UK

drag through the mire

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

have the last laugh on

get one's comeuppance

force to eat humble pie

do a hatchet job on

shoot down in flames

detract from

ruin the reputation of

pooh-pooh

bring into disfavour

blacken someone's name

damage someone's reputation

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

kick in the teeth

lose face

bring shame on

let wind out of sails

bastardize^US

brutalize^US

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

bastardise^UK

lower the status of

bring shame to

brutalise^UK

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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

criticise^UK

criticize^US

kick up a stink about

complain vociferously about

find fault with

express a poor opinion of

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

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Noun

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