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discommend

/dɪskəˈmɛnd/ UK

verb discommends · discommending · discommended

archaic To show disapproval of (something or someone), to find fault with.
Opposite: commend, praise
archaic To speak dissuasively of (something or someone), to advise against. Near-synonyms: disrecommend, unrecommend (rare); deprecate, discourage, pooh-pooh
Similar: disrecommend, unrecommend, deprecate, discourage, pooh-pooh · Opposite: recommend, endorse, encourage, support

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@misc{discommend_2026,
  title = {discommend},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/discommend},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}