discommend
[ dis-kuh-mend ]
/ ˌdɪs kəˈmɛnd /
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.
Nearby words
discombobulate, discomfit, discomfiture, discomfort, discomfortable, discommend, discommode, discommodity, discommon, discompose, discomposure
Related formsdis·com·mend·er, noun
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Examples from the Web for discommend
Discommend a boy, and you discourage him; but commend him, and it will spur him on.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander HislopThere is, I suppose, hardly a book which one ought to discommend to the young person more than La Religieuse.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1|George Saintsbury
British Dictionary definitions for discommend
discommend
/ (ˌdɪskəˈmɛnd) /
verb (tr)
rare to express disapproval of
obsolete to bring into disfavour
Derived Formsdiscommendable, adjectivediscommendation, noun
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