discredit
verb (used with object)
to injure the credit or reputation of; defame.
was discrediting
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past progressiveof discredit.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He said that he began writing about Guo in 2017, believing that the businessman was discrediting the work of Chinese dissidents.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2024
The defence’s best chance at winning was discrediting Cohen, a star witness.
From BBC ● May 30, 2024
He said that he began writing about Mr Guo in 2017, believing that the businessman was discrediting the work of Chinese dissidents.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2023
The twins glared at her, realizing that she was discrediting the parsonage, but Jerrold Harmer laughed, and Prudence joined him.
From Prudence of the Parsonage by Ethel Hueston
I told him he was discrediting the Queen’s case and your Majesty’s authority.
From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by J.A. Froude
