discredit
Use Discredit in a sentence
ɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
2.
to show to be undeserving of trust or belief; destroy confidence in: Later research discredited earlier theories.
3.
to give no credence to; disbelieve: There was good reason to discredit the witness.
noun
4.
loss or lack of belief or confidence; disbelief; distrust: His theories met with general discredit.
5.
loss or lack of repute or esteem; disrepute.
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discredit (dɪsˈkrɛdɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Example sentences
Why must people feel that they must discredit the opinions of others.
Obviously this post was written by some type of fascist trying to discredit legitimate objections.
Your attempt to discredit the surge by expanding the level of detail proves nothing.
The army, in turn, says the killings are the work of communist guerrillas out to discredit it.
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