1565 W. Allen Def. & Declar. Doctr. Purgatory i. xi. f. 101^v There dare no man..affirme that the doctrine of Purgatory is hourtfull to vertuous liefe, the onely miscreditt whereof, hath vtterly banished al good Christian condicions.

1897 B. Stoker Dracula xxvi. 358 If we had a quick voyage it would be no to our miscredit wi' the owners.

1997 Tulsa (Oklahoma) World (Nexis) 25 Nov. a3 Squad members must have had no grade below a B and must never have had a miscredit in conduct.

a1555 J. Philpot tr. C. S. Curione Def. Authority Christ's Church in R. Eden Exam. & Writings J. Philpot (1842) (modernized text) 351 I can not otherwise do in believing them, but miscredit thee.

1565 T. Stapleton in tr. Bede Hist. Church Eng. Pref. to Rdr. f. 4 To miscredit the perfect behauiour of our primitiue church, and the miracles wrought therein.

c1600 Resurrection of Our Lord (1912) 19 Thou mayst saye theirfore, thou hast a maister of mercye which was noe worse, Displeased with thy periurye nor toke in worse part, thy myscreadytynge the wemens declaration.

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila sig. A7 If thou wilt not prejudice thine own Charity by miscrediting me.

1803 T. Jefferson Let. 5 May in Papers (2013) XL. 318 I must have miscredited my money on leaving Monticello.

1854 U.S. Rev. Aug. 180 Such is their similarity of style that fragments of their works have frequently been miscredited by succeeding critics.

1876 Appletons' Jrnl. Mar. 341/2 His sentimentalism is too definite to be mistaken or miscredited.

1980 Nous 14 341 Analysts are advocating their modality for the wrong reason, having miscredited causally irrelevant characteristic treatment factors with being therapeutic.

1997 New Republic (Electronic ed.) 22 Sept. They are jointly miscredited with founding an important postwar French political party.