Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > D Synonyms of discountenance Find synonyms for: Verb 1. discountenance, shame usage: look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends" 2. discountenance, disapprove usage: show disapproval by discouraging; "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced" WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of discountenance (Dictionary) TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 12 Steps to a New Year New Year's Resolution to Slim Down? Martin Luther King Speeches Books of the Bible: Old Testament Books in Order ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: locution Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language