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discredit

[ dis-kred-it ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to injure the credit or reputation of; defame:

    an effort to discredit honest politicians.

    Synonyms: undermine, tarnish, disgrace, disparage

  2. to show to be undeserving of trust or belief; destroy confidence in:

    Later research discredited earlier theories.

  3. to give no credence to; disbelieve:

    There was good reason to discredit the witness.



noun

  1. loss or lack of belief or confidence; disbelief; distrust:

    His theories met with general discredit.

  2. loss or lack of repute or esteem; disrepute.
  3. something that damages a good reputation:

    This behavior will be a discredit to your good name.

discredit

/ dɪsˈkrɛdɪt /

verb

  1. to damage the reputation of
  2. to cause to be disbelieved or distrusted
  3. to reject as untrue or of questionable accuracy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a person, thing, or state of affairs that causes disgrace
  2. damage to a reputation
  3. lack of belief or confidence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • undis·credit·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of discredit1

First recorded in 1550–60; dis- 1 + credit
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Example Sentences

That this was the publicly offered reason for his failure to appear instead of the fact that he lacked any credibility on the subject is, again, a discredit to the elected officials who invited him.

Banning them from school sports would not make any child’s life better or safer, but it would bring discredit and economic hardship to the state, which likely would lose NCAA and professional championships.

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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