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Pronunciation / Transliteration: missbilligen
"Die Behörden missbilligen dieses Verhalten zutiefst."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To express disapproval of something, or to disturb the composure of someone.
"The committee decided to discountenance any attempts to bypass the established safety protocols."
- 1
The expression of disapproval or the withholding of encouragement.
"Her clear discountenance of the reckless behavior caused the speaker to falter."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English through Old French 'descountenancen', combining the prefix 'dis-' (expressing reversal or removal) with 'countenance' (bearing, demeanor, or face). Originally emerging in the 15th century, the verb historically meant to disturb someone's composure or put them out of countenance, later evolving to mean expressing disapproval or discouraging an action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Discountenance" is said worldwide
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désapprouver
Transliteration: dezaproove
"Il cherche à désapprouver ces pratiques douteuses."
missbilligen
Transliteration: missbilligen
"Die Behörden missbilligen dieses Verhalten zutiefst."
dissaprovare
Transliteration: dissaprovare
"Il direttore tende a dissaprovare tali iniziative avventate."
desaprobar
Transliteration: desaprobar
"Los profesores no pueden desaprobar la creatividad de los alumnos."
desaprovar
Transliteration: desaprovar
"A diretoria veio a desaprovar o novo plano de custos."
अस्वीकृत करना
Transliteration: asvikrit karna
"समाज ऐसी प्रथाओं को अस्वीकृत करता है।"
不赞成
Transliteration: bù zànchéng
"管理层公开表示不赞成这种风险极高的投资。"
반대하다
Transliteration: bandaehada
"그는 그러한 무모한 행동을 강력히 반대했다."
非難する
Transliteration: hinan suru
"上司はそのような不適切な態度を非難した。"
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