[
UK
/dɪskɹˈɛdɪt/
]
[ US /dɪsˈkɹɛdət/ ]
[ US /dɪsˈkɹɛdət/ ]
VERB
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cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary - reject as false; refuse to accept
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damage the reputation of
This newspaper story discredits the politicians
NOUN
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the state of being held in low esteem
your actions will bring discredit to your name
because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute
How To Use discredit In A Sentence
- I have said enough elsewhere to discredit such notions.
- The poll was widely discredited after allegations of ballot rigging.
- The latest strategy is now seen dropping unsupported accusations across the media spectrum to the effect that the intelligence agency's assignment of Ambassador Joseph Wilson to look into the now-discredited Iraq/Niger/uranium claims were all part of a long-term insidious scheme to try and discredit the Bush Administration. Brad Friedman: Wingnuts Declare Coordinated All-Out Cross-Media War on CIA as Newest Front in TreasonGate!
- The third thing to her discredit was her living in the land of Canaan, whose inhabitants were known to be harsh and evil. Rahab: Midrash and Aggadah.
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- Scientific discoveries have discredited religious belief.
- The national broadcaster said Pahad "rebuked Washington for pursuing what he terms a discredited neo-conservative ideology". ANC Daily News Briefing
- What a discredit to teachers he is.
- The Government was discredited by the scandal.
- The previous government is, by now, thoroughly discredited.