1) Abash 2) Refusal 1) French word used in English 2) Look with disfavor on 3) Shame 4) To deprecate or disapprove of 5) To discourage 
to abash; to discourage
• (v. t.) 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. • (v. t.) To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash. • (n.) Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment; disapprobati...
Dis·coun'te·nance transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Discountenanced ; present participle & verbal noun Discountenancing .] [ Prefix dis- + countenance : confer Old French descontenancer , French dé...
refuse to approve of 
[v] - look with disfavor on 2. [v] - show disapproval by discouraging
verb show disapproval by discouraging; `any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced`