discountenance vs disapprove
disapprove vs discountenancediscountenance and disapprove both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| discountenance | No | No | Yes | No |
| disapprove | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
disapprove is a hypernym of
discountenance; that is, disapprove is a
word with a broader meaning than discountenance:
- discountenance: show disapproval by discouraging
- disapprove: consider bad or wrong
| discountenance (verb) | disapprove (verb) |
|---|---|
| show disapproval by discouraging | consider bad or wrong |
| look with disfavor on | deem wrong or inappropriate |
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