discredit
- 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.
- 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.
Origin of discredit
Synonyms for discredit
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vilify, disgrace, smear, ruin, defame, slander, degrade, disprove, destroy, disparage, distrust, reject, shoot, slur, pooh-pooh, expose, dishonor, disesteem, explode, censureExamples from the Web for discredit
Contemporary Examples of discredit
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.
Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the VeilManal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights
October 30, 2014
That was the playbook the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth used to discredit then-Sen.
Historical Examples of discredit
There was only one of the gentlemen of Spain who never had anyunkindness to his discredit.
The Trail BookMary Austin
I regret to say now that what I have learnt about you is greatly to your discredit, terribly so.
People of PositionStanley Portal Hyatt
It was a true confession; nothing to his own discredit was left out.
Murder PointConingsby Dawson
For what could be more convincing than the argument of Socrates, which has now fallen into discredit?
PhaedoPlato
Some one has been pretty busy tellin' things to my discredit for some time.
Fair HarborJoseph Crosby Lincoln
discredit
- to damage the reputation of
- to cause to be disbelieved or distrusted
- to reject as untrue or of questionable accuracy
- a person, thing, or state of affairs that causes disgrace
- damage to a reputation
- lack of belief or confidence