discredit
verb (used with object)
to injure the credit or reputation of; defame.
discredited
Example Sentences
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This account lines up with the information provided in the CIA cables from the previously discredited Giaka.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Two concurring justices favored harmless-error review, which would preserve the verdict if the state proved, “beyond a reasonable doubt,” that the discredited testimony did not affect the outcome.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
To make this possible, the evidence of experts needs to be continually discredited.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Here, then, is a sampling of predictions, which range from the discredited to pseudoscience to the bizarre.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
He discredited both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, the very book that had been so much a part of his belief system.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
