Discountenance
Discountenance verb - To hold an unfavorable opinion of.
Usage example: a social philosopher who discountenanced all programs for helping the needy, claiming that society should encourage survival of the fittest
Mislike and discountenance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mislike" instead a verb "Discountenance".
Mislike
Mislike verb - To hold an unfavorable opinion of.
Usage example: he's such a polite, friendly, and kind young man, it's hard to see how any prospective father-in-law could mislike him
Discountenance and mislike are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discountenance" instead a verb "Mislike".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- bother and discountenance
- bother and mislike
- condemn and discountenance
- condemn and mislike
- disapprove and discountenance
- disapprove and mislike
- frown and discountenance
- frown and mislike
- deprecate and discountenance
- deprecate and mislike
- deplore and discountenance
- deplore and mislike
- reprove and discountenance
- reprove and mislike
Cite this Source
Mislike and Discountenance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/discountenance/mislike
Discountenance & Mislike. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/discountenance/mislike>.
Mislike or Discountenance. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/discountenance/mislike.
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