discredit
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.
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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- un·dis·cred·it·ed, adjective
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How to use discredit in a sentence
In its attempt to discredit the story, the JPO inadvertently confirmed that fact.
I had no memory of the other two, and that information was used to discredit my recollection of what had happened to me.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything | Liz Seccuro | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Ralph Retort, a paragon of ethical journalism websites, decided to make crowdsourcing stuff to discredit me into a project.
Rage Against GamerGate’s Hate Machine: What I Got For Speaking Up | Arthur Chu | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of the things that these enemies of Islam are trying to discredit and eliminate is the hejab.
Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the Veil | Manal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat was the playbook the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth used to discredit then-Sen.
The (Sloppy) Swift-Boating of Michigan Democrat Gary Peters | Tim Mak | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It is by no means our purpose to seek to throw discredit on any of the great religions of the world.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisOpen opposition was impossible, but on the following Sunday an attempt was made to discredit the new ritual by a trick.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellIt is observations of this kind, particularly, that have served to discredit craniology as an independent science.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThey compel their votaries always to run down those who discredit their pretensions.
Letters To Eugenia | Paul Henri Thiry HolbachBuonarrotti, suspicious of the whole design, did his best to discredit Mazzini among his own men.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton King
British Dictionary definitions for discredit
/ (dɪsˈkrɛdɪt) /
to damage the reputation of
to cause to be disbelieved or distrusted
to reject as untrue or of questionable accuracy
a person, thing, or state of affairs that causes disgrace
damage to a reputation
lack of belief or confidence
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