discountenance

Meanings

Verb

• look with disfavor on
  • "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"
• show disapproval by discouraging
  • "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"
• To have an unfavorable opinion of; to deprecate or disapprove of.
• To abash, embarrass or disconcert.
• To refuse countenance or support to; to discourage.

Noun

• Cold treatment; disapprobation.