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discredit
dis·cred·it D0261300 (dĭs-krĕd′ĭt)tr.v. dis·cred·it·ed, dis·cred·it·ing, dis·cred·its 1. To damage in reputation; disgrace: a report on corruption that discredited the mayor.2. To cause to be doubted or distrusted: new scientific evidence that discredits earlier theories.3. To refuse to believe: discredit a story as mere gossip.n.1. Loss of respect or damage to one's reputation: an incident that brought discredit on the school.2. Lack or loss of trust or belief; doubt: evidence that brings the popular notion into discredit.3. Something that brings disgrace or distrust: He is a discredit to his family.discredit (dɪsˈkrɛdɪt) vb (tr) 1. to damage the reputation of2. to cause to be disbelieved or distrusted3. to reject as untrue or of questionable accuracyn4. a person, thing, or state of affairs that causes disgrace5. damage to a reputation6. lack of belief or confidencedis•cred•it (dɪsˈkrɛd ɪt)
v.t. 1. to injure the credit or reputation of; defame. 2. to destroy confidence in the reliability of. 3. to give no credence to: to discredit a witness. n. 4. loss or lack of belief or confidence; distrust. 5. disrepute. 6. something that damages a good reputation. [1550–60] discredit
Past participle: discredited
Gerund: discrediting
| Imperative |
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| discredit | | discredit |
| Present |
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| I discredit | | you discredit | | he/she/it discredits | | we discredit | | you discredit | | they discredit |
| Preterite |
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| I discredited | | you discredited | | he/she/it discredited | | we discredited | | you discredited | | they discredited |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am discrediting | | you are discrediting | | he/she/it is discrediting | | we are discrediting | | you are discrediting | | they are discrediting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have discredited | | you have discredited | | he/she/it has discredited | | we have discredited | | you have discredited | | they have discredited |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was discrediting | | you were discrediting | | he/she/it was discrediting | | we were discrediting | | you were discrediting | | they were discrediting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had discredited | | you had discredited | | he/she/it had discredited | | we had discredited | | you had discredited | | they had discredited |
| Future |
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| I will discredit | | you will discredit | | he/she/it will discredit | | we will discredit | | you will discredit | | they will discredit |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have discredited | | you will have discredited | | he/she/it will have discredited | | we will have discredited | | you will have discredited | | they will have discredited |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be discrediting | | you will be discrediting | | he/she/it will be discrediting | | we will be discrediting | | you will be discrediting | | they will be discrediting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been discrediting | | you have been discrediting | | he/she/it has been discrediting | | we have been discrediting | | you have been discrediting | | they have been discrediting |
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| I will have been discrediting | | you will have been discrediting | | he/she/it will have been discrediting | | we will have been discrediting | | you will have been discrediting | | they will have been discrediting |
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| I had been discrediting | | you had been discrediting | | he/she/it had been discrediting | | we had been discrediting | | you had been discrediting | | they had been discrediting |
| Conditional |
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| I would discredit | | you would discredit | | he/she/it would discredit | | we would discredit | | you would discredit | | they would discredit |
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| I would have discredited | | you would have discredited | | he/she/it would have discredited | | we would have discredited | | you would have discredited | | they would have discredited |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | discredit - 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"disreputeinfamy - evil fame or public reputationdishonor, dishonour - a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor" | | Verb | 1. | discredit - cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" | | 2. | discredit - damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"disgracedisparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts" | | 3. | discredit - reject as false; refuse to acceptdisbelievereject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"doubt - consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"distrust, mistrust, suspect - regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in |
discreditverb1. disgrace, blame, shame, smear, stain, humiliate, degrade, taint, slur, detract from, disparage, vilify, slander, sully, dishonour, stigmatize, defame, bring into disrepute, bring shame upon He says his accusers are trying to discredit him.
disgrace honour, praise, acclaim, applaud, pay tribute to, commend, laud, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)2. dispute, question, challenge, deny, reject, discount, distrust, mistrust, repudiate, cast doubt on or upon, disbelieve, pooh-pooh They realized there would be problems in discrediting the evidence.noun1. disgrace, scandal, shame, disrepute, smear, stigma, censure, slur, ignominy, dishonour, imputation, odium, ill-repute, aspersion His actions have brought discredit on the whole regiment.
disgrace credit, honour, praise, approval, merit, acclaim, acknowledgment, commendationdiscreditverb1. To damage in reputation:disgrace, dishonor, shame.Idiom: be a reproach to.2. To cause to be no longer believed or valued:debunk, deflate, explode, puncture.Informal: shoot down.Idioms: knock the bottom out of, shoot full of holes.3. To prove or show to be false:belie, confute, disprove, rebut, refute.4. To give no credence to:disbelieve.Idiom: take no stock in.noun1. Loss of or damage to one's reputation:bad name, bad odor, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ignominy, ill repute, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, shame.2. The refusal or reluctance to believe:disbelief, incredulity, incredulousness, unbelief.Translationsdiscredit (disˈkredit) noun (something that causes) loss of good reputation. 喪失名譽，無信用 丧失名誉，无信用 verb1. to show (a story etc) to be false. 使成為不可信 使成为不可信2. to disgrace. 使丟臉 使丢脸disˈcreditable adjective bringing discredit or disgrace. 有損信譽的 有损信誉的disˈcreditably adverb 有損信譽地 有损信誉地Discredit
Related to Discredit: discountTO DISCREDIT, practice, evidence. To deprive one of credit or confidence.
2. In general, a party may discredit a witness called by the opposite party, who testifies against him, by proving that his character is such as not to entitle him to credit or confidence, or any other fact which shows he is not, entitled to belief. It is clearly settled, also, that the party voluntarily calling a witness, cannot afterwards impeach his character for truth and veracity. 1 Moo. & Rob. 414; 3 B. & Cress. 746; S. C. 10 Eng. Com. Law R. 220. But if a party calls a witness, who turns out unfavorable, he may call another to prove the same point. 2 Campb. R. 556 2 Stark. R. 334; S. C. 3 E. C. L. R. 371 1 Nev & Man. 34; 4 B. & Adolph. 193; S. C. 24 E. C. L. R. 47; 1 Phil. Ev. 229; Rosc. Civ. Ev. 96. discredit
Related to discredit: discountSynonyms for discreditverb disgraceSynonyms- disgrace
- blame
- shame
- smear
- stain
- humiliate
- degrade
- taint
- slur
- detract from
- disparage
- vilify
- slander
- sully
- dishonour
- stigmatize
- defame
- bring into disrepute
- bring shame upon
Antonyms- honour
- praise
- acclaim
- applaud
- pay tribute to
- commend
- laud
- big up
verb disputeSynonyms- dispute
- question
- challenge
- deny
- reject
- discount
- distrust
- mistrust
- repudiate
- cast doubt on or upon
- disbelieve
- pooh-pooh
noun disgraceSynonyms- disgrace
- scandal
- shame
- disrepute
- smear
- stigma
- censure
- slur
- ignominy
- dishonour
- imputation
- odium
- ill-repute
- aspersion
Antonyms- credit
- honour
- praise
- approval
- merit
- acclaim
- acknowledgment
- commendation
Synonyms for discreditverb to damage in reputationSynonymsverb to cause to be no longer believed or valuedSynonyms- debunk
- deflate
- explode
- puncture
- shoot down
verb to prove or show to be falseSynonyms- belie
- confute
- disprove
- rebut
- refute
verb to give no credence toSynonymsnoun loss of or damage to one's reputationSynonyms- bad name
- bad odor
- disgrace
- dishonor
- disrepute
- humiliation
- ignominy
- ill repute
- obloquy
- odium
- opprobrium
- shame
noun the refusal or reluctance to believeSynonyms- disbelief
- incredulity
- incredulousness
- unbelief
Synonyms for discreditnoun the state of being held in low esteemSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cause to be distrusted or disbelievedRelated Words- brush aside
- brush off
- discount
- dismiss
- disregard
- ignore
- push aside
verb damage the reputation ofSynonymsRelated Wordsverb reject as falseSynonymsRelated Words- reject
- doubt
- distrust
- mistrust
- suspect
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