(transitive) To have an unfavorable opinion of; to deprecate or disapprove of. / (transitive) To abash, embarrass or disconcert. / (transitive) To refuse countenance or support to; to discourage.

A short species of bamboo native to the Appalachian mountains and Piedmont in the southeastern United States, Arundinaria appalachiana.

Capable of being haunted; suitable for haunting.

The act by one country (chiefly Russia) of inducing residents of another country to take up the citizenship of (and possess a passport from) the first country.