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discredit

[dis-kred-it]

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verb (used with object)

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.

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.

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remove or force out of a particular place

to embarrass, or abash

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Origin:
1550–60; dis-¹ + credit

Related forms

un·dis·cred·it·ed, adjective

Synonyms
1. disparage, disgrace, tarnish, undermine.

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Walker fake an attack on himself to discredit the unions.

It is unrightful to discredit other fields of production of knowledge.

The army, in turn, says the killings are the work of communist guerrillas out to discredit it.

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Walker fake an attack on himself to discredit the unions.

It is unrightful to discredit other fields of production of knowledge.

The army, in turn, says the killings are the work of communist guerrillas out to discredit it.

If one cannot understand fundamental thermodynamics, one has no business attempting to discredit this article.

America, although the mainstream theorists have chosen to ignore and even discredit such finds.

Discredit the bachelor's degree as a job credential.

Obviously this post was written by some type of fascist trying to discredit legitimate objections.

Money funds scientists to discredit human induced global warming.

Enough of a bear market to discredit the dispensers of such drivel can only be salutary.

But although the accident is deplorable, it should not be allowed to discredit the art of aeroplane navigation.

But the opposition accuses the government of using the police to attack its strongholds to discredit it.

It is not the job of science to discredit loosely defined and unprovable hypotheses.

So they tried to discredit him by disputing the less important parts of his story.

And that in itself seems to be a discredit to the faith you claim to embrace.

But the obfuscation and outright lying is a discredit to the country.

Why must people feel that they must discredit the opinions of others.

MS, this is one of those posts where you discredit what was never credible.

It's a singularly inaptly chosen quote if the intent is to discredit his logical skills.

They also claim that the rioting was stoked by pro-government militia and plainclothes soldiers to discredit their movement.

The fastest way to replace a rival executive is to discredit and isolate him first.

It really does discredit you to claim that both those statements are equally objective.

These tests produce results which can be used as evidence to support, amend, or discredit a theory.

Swartz sought to discredit a crucial prosecution witness yesterday.

Cole, a critic of its policies, to try to discredit him.

Goldman denied responsibility, suggesting that a white-power supporter may have tried to discredit his organization.

Goldberg, who is also the producer, the discredit is easily apportioned.

Cole's personal life and told him to look for more information that could be used to discredit the professor.

Other scientists doubt that the findings discredit free radicals entirely.

DeRusse said he believes scientists see him as a threat and want to discredit his find.

The first five pages, by themselves, are enough to discredit the whole thing.

Covertly recorded conversations and videos have become a tactic to discredit rivals.

Just because his mechanism did not work out is no reason to completely discredit him.

The government is launching an ambitious effort to discredit its opponents and re-educate the country's youth.

But the information provided in the report does not take a view point to discredit online or brick-n-mortar.

Already the coal lobby is said to be looking at ways of trying to discredit the results of deliberative polls.

The right has a score to settle and is out to discredit the president.

Celebrity activism today does more to discredit what might otherwise be a noble cause than to promote.

Their obvious strategy is to blur this distinction, attack the theory and discredit the scientific method itself.

It seems rather obvious to a mainstream observer that such actions discredit the argument.

He also attempted to discredit the women accusing him.

In seeking crude political gain, opposition politicians discredit themselves and reveal their weakness.

Steinbrenner's subtle campaign to discredit the ballpark was bound to be buried under an avalanche of nostalgia.

The leaked video was presumably a bid to discredit the prince and push other options.

So what they do is use that incompleteness or oversimplification to discredit the hypothesis.

First, men claiming to be a part of his band start stealing from the poor to discredit the man.

It is now using the phantoms of the past to try and discredit the.

The article then went on to discredit a well-known climate scientist.

The arrest reduced her value as a witness because it gave the defense more ammunition to try to discredit her.

And there is much in the asbestos debacle that does reflect discredit on private companies' actions.

The senator has denied any impropriety and angrily charged that federal prosecutors are out to discredit him.

Those who detest the notion of compromise with a cruel, capricious regime were determined to discredit their efforts.

Though the detective himself is a master of concealment, he seems to discredit the extent to which others may follow suit.

No super optmistic nationalist feeling can discredit that.

However, if this is the best that can be done to discredit their historical views, then i think they must be doing all right.

It is used consciously to discredit a position without ever having to engage.

Your attempt to discredit the surge by expanding the level of detail proves nothing.

There are a lot of mistakes in your article intended to discredit a man who did much to develope his country.

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World English Dictionary

discredit (dɪsˈkrɛdɪt)

—vb
1.	to damage the reputation of
2.	to cause to be disbelieved or distrusted
3.	to reject as untrue or of questionable accuracy

—n
4.	a person, thing, or state of affairs that causes disgrace
5.	damage to a reputation
6.	lack of belief or confidence

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Word Origin & History

discredit

1550s, from dis- "opposite of" + credit. Related: Discredited.

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