" discountenanced "

1: as in embarrassed, self-conscious;

•  Synonyms : 

•  abashed,

•  discomfited,

•  discomforted,

•  discomposed,

•  disconcerted,

•  embarrassed,

•  self-conscious,

•  inhibited,

•  reserved,

•  uneasy,

•  uptight,

•  backward,

•  bashful,

•  coy,

•  demure,

•  introverted,

•  recessive,

•  retiring,

•  self-effacing,

•  sheepish,

•  shy,

•  withdrawn,

•  unadventurous,

•  unenterprising,

•  diffident,

•  insecure,

•  meek,

•  modest,

•  self-doubting,

•  timid,

•  unassertive,

•  unassuming,

•  unpretentious,

•  awkward,

•  clumsy,

•  gauche,

•  graceless,

•  inelegant,

•  rough-hewn,

•  rustic,

•  stiff,

•  stilted,

•  uncomfortable,

•  ungraceful,

•  wooden,

•  agitated,

•  bothered,

•  chagrined,

•  dismayed,

•  disquieted,

•  distressed,

•  disturbed,

•  fazed,

•  flustered,

•  jittery,

•  jumpy,

•  mortified,

•  nervous,

•  nonplussed,

•  perturbed,

•  rattled,

•  unhinged,

•  unsettled,

•  upset

•  Antonyms : 

•  assured,

•  calm,

•  collected,

•  composed,

•  confident,

•  cool,

•  placid,

•  poised,

•  secure,

•  self-assured,

•  self-confident,

•  self-possessed,

•  serene,

•  tranquil,

•  undisturbed,

•  unperturbed,

•  graceful,

•  suave,

•  urbane

1: to hold an unfavorable opinion of;

  * e.g., " ... a social philosopher who discountenanced all programs for helping the needy, claiming that society should encourage survival of the fittest "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deprecated,

•  disapproved (of),

•  disesteemed,

•  disfavored,

•  disliked,

•  frowned (on or upon),

•  misliked,

•  reproved,

•  tsk-tsked,

•  tutted (over or about),

•  tut-tutted (over or about)

•  Antonyms : 

•  approved,

•  favored,

•  liked

2: to throw into a state of self-conscious distress;

  * e.g., " ... the political party was discountenanced by the actions of a few of its overly zealous members "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abashed,

•  confounded,

•  confused,

•  discomfited,

•  disconcerted,

•  embarrassed,

•  fazed,

•  flustered,

•  mortified,

•  nonplussed,

•  rattled

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to hold an unfavorable opinion of;

  * e.g., " ... a social philosopher who discountenanced all programs for helping the needy, claiming that society should encourage survival of the fittest "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deprecate,

•  disapprove (of),

•  disesteem,

•  disfavor,

•  dislike,

•  frown (on or upon),

•  mislike,

•  reprove,

•  tsk-tsk,

•  tut (over or about),

•  tut-tut (over or about)

•  Antonyms : 

•  approve,

•  favor,

•  like

2: to throw into a state of self-conscious distress;

  * e.g., " ... the political party was discountenanced by the actions of a few of its overly zealous members "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abash,

•  confound,

•  confuse,

•  discomfit,

•  disconcert,

•  embarrass,

•  faze,

•  fluster,

•  mortify,

•  nonplus,

•  rattle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)