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/dɪskrˈɛdɪtɪd/ Listen

verb

Discredit v. t. (past & past part. discredited; pres. part. discrediting)

1.

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

2.

To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of. "An occasion might be given to the... papists of discrediting our common English Bible."

3.

To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace. "He.... least discredits his travels who returns the same man he went."

adjective

discredited adj.

1.

Being brought into disrepute; as, a discredited politician.

Synonyms: damaged.

2.

Suffering shame.

Synonyms: disgraced, dishonored, shamed.

3.

Having been shown to be incorrect; as, a discredited theory or policy.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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