1. discredit - Noun
2. discredit - Verb
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 dictionaryyour 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