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discommend

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

First recorded in 1485–95; dis-1 + commend

OTHER WORDS FROM discommend

dis·com·mend·er, noun

Words nearby discommend

discombobulated, discomfit, discomfiture, discomfort, discomfortable, discommend, discommode, discommodity, discommon, discompose, discomposure
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Words related to discommend

decry, denounce, deplore, dislike, oppose, reject, veto, balk, complain, criticize, protest, depreciate, derogate, detract, discountenance, disesteem, disfavor, disparage, expostulate, frown

How to use discommend in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for discommend

discommend
/ (ˌdɪskəˈmɛnd) /
verb (tr)
rare to express disapproval of
obsolete to bring into disfavour

Derived forms of discommend

discommendable, adjectivediscommendation, noun
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