|dis+ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English discommenden, from dis- (I) + commenden to commend — more at commend
1. : to mention with disapproval : disapprove
seldom discommend anything … or do it but moderately — Isaac Newton
I shall … commend and discommend this book — John o'London's Weekly
: dispraise — opposed to commend
2. : to speak of as not meriting consideration, adoption, or favor
the book is discommended to students
: cause to be viewed unfavorably
an act that discommends him to all honest men
— opposed to recommend