dis|com|mend

dis|com|mend
dis|com|mend «DIHS kuh MEHND», transitive verb.
1. to find fault with; express disapproval of: »

Who else shall discommend her choice (Coventry Patmore).

2. to bring into disfavor.
dis´com|mend´er, noun.

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  • dis´com|mend´er — dis|com|mend «DIHS kuh MEHND», transitive verb. 1. to find fault with; express disapproval of: »Who else shall discommend her choice (Coventry Patmore). 2. to bring into disfavor. –dis´com|mend´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|com|mend|a|ble — «DIHS kuh MEHN duh buhl», adjective. to be discommended; worthy of censure …   Useful english dictionary

  • com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… …   English syllables

  • discommend — dis•com•mend [[t]ˌdɪs kəˈmɛnd[/t]] v. t. 1) to express disapproval of 2) to bring into disfavor • Etymology: 1485–95 dis com•mend′er, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Discommendable — Dis com*mend a*ble (d[i^]s k[o^]m*m[e^]nd [.a]*b l), a. Deserving, disapprobation or blame. {Dis com*mend a*ble*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Discommendableness — Discommendable Dis com*mend a*ble (d[i^]s k[o^]m*m[e^]nd [.a]*b l), a. Deserving, disapprobation or blame. {Dis com*mend a*ble*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Discommend — Dis com*mend , v. t. 1. To mention with disapprobation; to blame; to disapprove. [R.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] By commending something in him that is good, and discommending the same fault in others. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. To expose to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Discommender — Dis com*mend er, n. One who discommends; a dispraiser. Johnson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • able — ab·sorb·able; ac·count·able; ac·tion·able; adapt·able; ad·vance·able; ad·vis·able·ness; al·lege·able; al·ter·able; ami·able·ness; bounce·able; brib·able; bridge·able; buff·able; build·able; burn·able; can·cel·able; change·able; change·able·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

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