discredit

Speech parts

1. discredit - Noun

2. discredit - Verb

Meaning

The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit.

Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things.

To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.

To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.

To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

disgrace disrepute scandal distrust dishonor disbelieve ignominy disesteem mar sully pooh deflate belay decline doubt
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Antonyms

lion fame support back thank believe
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Hypernyms

reject ignore discount dismiss disregard dishonor

Hyponyms

doubt suspect distrust mistrust infamy

Phrases with the word

bring discredit to bringing discredit to bring into discredit with discredit brings discredit to

Derivatives

discredited discrediting

Examples

your actions will bring discredit to your name Source: Internet

because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute Source: Internet

The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary Source: Internet

This newspaper story discredits the politicians Source: Internet

According to Sinclair, Hearst's newspapers distorted world events and deliberately tried to discredit Socialists. Source: Internet

After Martok refused, Worf challenged Gowron himself, citing his faulty battle planning, his dishonorable conduct in trying to discredit Martok, and poor strategies at the later stages of the Dominion War. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

discradle discreate discredible discreditable discreditable behavior discreditably