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List of meaning for discredit

to harm the good reputation

disrepute, discredit(verb)

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"

discredit(verb)

cause to be distrusted or disbelieved

"The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"

discredit, disgrace(verb)

damage the reputation of

"This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

disbelieve, discredit(verb)

reject as false; refuse to accept

the state of having lost the esteem of others

to his everlasting discredit, the coach was found to have placed bets against his own team

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes

attempted to discredit her political opponents by deliberately spreading false rumors

to think not to be true or real

I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted

to prove to be false

the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited

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