discountenance

discountenance is a Verb

Definition:

[1] To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash. How would one look from his majestic brow . . . Discountenance her despised! Milton. The hermit was somewhat discountenanced by this observation. Sir W. Scott.

[2] To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one`s approval to; to give one`s influence against; to restrain by cold treatment; to discourage. A town meeting was convened to discountenance riot. Bancroft.