disfavoring — disfavor (Amer.) dis·fa·vor || ‚dɪs feɪvÉ™ n. disapproval, dislike (also disfavour) v. disapprove, dislike (also disfavour) … English contemporary dictionary
Discourage — Dis*cour age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discouraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discouraging}.] [Pref. dis + courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d[ e]courager: pref. des (L. dis ) + corage, F. courage. See {Courage}.] 1. To extinguish the courage of; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discouraged — Discourage Dis*cour age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discouraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discouraging}.] [Pref. dis + courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d[ e]courager: pref. des (L. dis ) + corage, F. courage. See {Courage}.] 1. To extinguish the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discouraging — Discourage Dis*cour age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discouraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discouraging}.] [Pref. dis + courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d[ e]courager: pref. des (L. dis ) + corage, F. courage. See {Courage}.] 1. To extinguish the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disfavor — Dis*fa vor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfavored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfavoring}.] 1. To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance. [1913 Webster] Countenanced or disfavored according as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disfavored — Disfavor Dis*fa vor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfavored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfavoring}.] 1. To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance. [1913 Webster] Countenanced or disfavored… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discourage — transitive verb ( aged; aging) Etymology: Middle English discoragen, from Middle French descorager, from Old French descoragier, from des dis + corage courage Date: 15th century 1. to deprive of courage or confidence ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
Rhetoric — This article is about the art of rhetoric in general. For the work by Aristotle, see Rhetoric (Aristotle). Painting depicting a lecture in a knight academy, painted by Pieter Isaacsz or Reinhold Timm for Rosenborg Castle as part of a series of… … Wikipedia
Black knight — A black knight is a soldier or knight who either is not bound to a specific liege or does not want his liege, or himself, to be identified and so does not bear any heraldic standards or has blackened them out.Since heraldic standards were… … Wikipedia
Li Chengqian — Li Chéngqián (李承乾) (619? [However, this date does not reconcile well with historical records also stating that his younger brother Li Tai was 34 when he died in 652 which would make Li Tai born in 618. As Li Tai was clearly younger and born of… … Wikipedia