discommend
discommend · discommends · discommended · discommending
To show disapproval of, to find fault withTo show disapproval of (something or someone), to find fault with.
/dɪskəˈmɛnd/
Meaning
2 senses(archaic)To show disapproval of (something or someone), to find fault with.
(archaic)To speak dissuasively of (something or someone), to advise against.
Near-synonyms: disrecommend, unrecommend (rare); deprecate, discourage, pooh-pooh
Forms
discommends, discommending, discommended, discommended| Base form | discommend · to discommend |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | discommends |
| Present participle | discommending |
| Past simple | discommended |
| Past participle | discommended |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
6 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsDeriveddiscommender
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle