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< discount broker

dis·coun·te·nance

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TRANSITIVE VERB:
dis·coun·te·nanced, dis·coun·te·nanc·ing, dis·coun·te·nanc·es

To view or treat with disfavor.
To put out of countenance; disconcert.

NOUN:

Disfavor or disapproval.

Thesaurus: synonyms for discountenance

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