English to English
discredit
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noun (n)
- the state of being held in low esteem(noun.state)Example:
Your actions will bring discredit to your name.
source: wordnet30 - The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- cause to be distrusted or disbelieved(verb.cognition)Example:
The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary.
source: wordnet30 - damage the reputation of(verb.communication)Example:
This newspaper story discredits the politicians.
source: wordnet30 - reject as false; refuse to accept(verb.cognition)source: wordnet30
- To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.(verb)source: webster1913
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