Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discommend

/dɪskəˈmɛnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-c-om-mend
IPA
/dɪskəˈmɛnd/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To show disapproval of (something or someone), to find fault with.

Archaic

verb

To speak dissuasively of (something or someone), to advise against.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English commend English discommend From dis- + commend.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪskəˈmɛnd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

discommends (present, singular) discommending (participle, present) discommended (participle, past) discommended (past)

Derived Forms

discommender

Synonyms

disrecommend unrecommend deprecate discourage pooh-pooh

Antonyms

commend praise recommend endorse encourage support

Questions

How do you pronounce discommend?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪskəˈmɛnd/.
What does discommend mean?
To show disapproval of (something or someone), to find fault with.
Where does discommend come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English commend English discommend From dis- + commend.

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