discredit
verb (used with object)
to injure the credit or reputation of; defame.
had discredited
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past perfectof discredit.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In a statement, the church dismissed Kwak's comment, saying he had discredited the organization and its followers.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2022
He ordered an in-depth investigation into the Chilean church, admitted to "grave errors in judgment" and personally apologized to the victims he had discredited.
From Fox News ● Dec. 27, 2018
He ordered an in-depth investigation into the Chilean church, admitted to “grave errors in judgment” and personally apologized to the victims he had discredited.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 27, 2018
The hearing found he had behaved in a manner that had discredited the police service or undermined public confidence.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2016
Stephen's crime had discredited the whole gang of Eastern court intriguers who had made the quarrel.
From The Arian Controversy by Henry Melvill Gwatkin
