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discredit
[ dis-kred-it ]
verb (used with object)
- to injure the credit or reputation of; defame:
an effort to discredit honest politicians.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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.
noun
- 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.
discredit
/ ɪˈɛɪ /
verb
- to damage the reputation of
- to cause to be disbelieved or distrusted
- to reject as untrue or of questionable accuracy
noun
- a person, thing, or state of affairs that causes disgrace
- damage to a reputation
- lack of belief or confidence
Other Word Forms
- ܲd·i· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of discredit1
Example Sentences
“Any attempt to discredit this legal process is an attack on our democratic institutions and we must not stand for it,” he said.
One sign of the fictional nature of this line of thinking is the way prophecies of the end of the world are routinely, in Kermode’s words, “disconfirmed without being discredited.”
That hasn’t stopped Health and Human Services from recently appointing a discredited vaccine skeptic to investigate this link.
In a statement released on Saturday, the RSF said it was not responsible for attacks on civilians and that scenes of killing in Zamzam were staged to discredit its forces.
They can be penalised for alleged transgressions such as spreading "false information", "discrediting" the Russian army or supporting "extremism".
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