discommend
UK/dɪskəˈmɛnd/
discommend verb: to show disapproval of (something or someone), to find fault with.
Verb
discommend (third-person singular simple present discommends, present participle discommending, simple past and past participle discommended)
- To show disapproval of (something or someone), to find fault with.
- To speak dissuasively of (something or someone), to advise against.
- Near-synonyms: disrecommend, unrecommend (rare); deprecate, discourage, pooh-pooh
- Savonarola discommends goat's flesh, and so doth Bruerinus […], calling it a filthy beast, and rammish […]., New York, 2001, p.218
- Synonyms:
- disrecommend, unrecommend, deprecate, discourage, pooh-pooh
discommend meaning in Bengali
discommend in Bengali
- দোষ খুঁজে বের করা
Synonyms of discommend
Antonyms
Forms of discommend
| third-person singular present | discommends |
|---|---|
| present participle | discommending |
| past participle | discommended |
| past | discommended |
Origin of discommend
From dis- + commend.
Words formed from discommend
Questions about discommend
- What does discommend mean?
- Discommend means to show disapproval of (something or someone), to find fault with.
- What is discommend in Bengali?
- Discommend in Bengali is দোষ খুঁজে বের করা. See Discommend meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is discommend?
- Discommend is a verb.
- How do you pronounce discommend?
- Discommend is pronounced /dɪskəˈmɛnd/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of discommend?
- The past tense of discommend is discommended.
Words near discommend in the dictionary
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