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
After realizing his error, Francis did an about-face: He ordered a Vatican investigation, apologized in person to the victims he had discredited, and strong-armed the entire Chilean hierarchy to tender their resignations.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 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
Yet she had discredited the evidence of her own eyes, and persuaded herself that she had been the subject of an optical illusion.
From The Lost Lady of Lone by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
