discommend
American
[dis-kuh-mend]
/ ˌdɪs kəˈmɛnd /
verb (used with object)
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to express disapproval of; belittle; disparage. The diners discommended the wine.
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to bring into disfavor.
He was discommended for his negligence.
discommend
British
/ ˌdɪskəˈmɛnd /
verb
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rare to express disapproval of
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obsolete to bring into disfavour
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