discreditable

[dis-kred-i-tuh-buhl]

adjective

1. bringing or liable to bring discredit.

discreditable

/ dɪsˈkrɛdɪtəbəl /

adjective

1. tending to bring discredit; shameful or unworthy

Other Word Forms

• discreditability noun
• discreditably adverb
• undiscreditable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of discreditable¹

First recorded in 1630–40; discredit + -able

Example Sentences

Mr Rodhouse was due to face a disciplinary hearing for potentially breaching police professional standards of behaviour for honesty and integrity and discreditable conduct.

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Mr Bennett - who wrote a Met drugs strategy in 2017 - was found in 2023 to have breached force standards for honesty and integrity, orders and instructions and discreditable conduct and was sacked.

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Hamilton-Gray was sacked by Leicestershire Police for breaching professional standards on "honesty and integrity, discreditable conduct, orders and instructions, and duties and responsibilities".

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He was sacked for breaching professional standards on "honesty and integrity, discreditable conduct, orders and instructions, and duties and responsibilities".

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A police officer who admitted to knowingly avoiding paying train fares has been sacked for breaching standards of "honesty and integrity" and "discreditable conduct".

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