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discredit
[ dis-kred-it ]
verb (used with object)
- to injure the credit or reputation of; defame:
an effort to discredit honest politicians.
- to show to be undeserving of trust or belief; destroy confidence in:
Later research discredited earlier theories.
- to give no credence to; disbelieve:
There was good reason to discredit the witness.
noun
- loss or lack of belief or confidence; disbelief; distrust:
His theories met with general discredit.
- loss or lack of repute or esteem; disrepute.
- something that damages a good reputation:
This behavior will be a discredit to your good name.
discredit
/ dɪsˈkrɛdɪt /
verb
- to damage the reputation of
- to cause to be disbelieved or distrusted
- to reject as untrue or of questionable accuracy
noun
- a person, thing, or state of affairs that causes disgrace
- damage to a reputation
- lack of belief or confidence
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Other Words From
- undis·credit·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of discredit1
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Example Sentences
In its attempt to discredit the story, the JPO inadvertently confirmed that fact.
I had no memory of the other two, and that information was used to discredit my recollection of what had happened to me.
The Ralph Retort, a paragon of ethical journalism websites, decided to make crowdsourcing stuff to discredit me into a project.
One of the things that these enemies of Islam are trying to discredit and eliminate is the hejab.
That was the playbook the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth used to discredit then-Sen.
It is by no means our purpose to seek to throw discredit on any of the great religions of the world.
Open opposition was impossible, but on the following Sunday an attempt was made to discredit the new ritual by a trick.
It is observations of this kind, particularly, that have served to discredit craniology as an independent science.
They compel their votaries always to run down those who discredit their pretensions.
Buonarrotti, suspicious of the whole design, did his best to discredit Mazzini among his own men.
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