Sekirov Dictionary

discredit

/dɪsˈkɹɛd.ɪt/

noun 4
verb 2
forms 5

noun4

•
A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution.
- […] that now and then a young man of that profession did actually appear among us, who was not a discredit to his country. — 1761
•
A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.
- It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession. — 1815
•
Discrediting or disbelieving.
- Mr. Burton disbelieves it, and has brought sufficient reasons for his discredit of so improbable a story. — 1846
•
The state of being discredited or disbelieved.
- Later accounts have brought the story into discredit.

verb2

•
To harm the good reputation of (a person).
- The candidate tried to discredit his opponent.
•
To cause (an idea or piece of evidence) to seem false or unreliable.
- The evidence would tend to discredit such a theory.

forms

discredited · discrediting · discrediteth · discredits · discreditest

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