English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-discredit.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�dɪt|-�dɪt
Verb
en-verb
- Harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
#:The candidate tried to discredit his opponent.
#:The evidence would tend to discredit such a theory.
Derived terms
discreditor
Synonyms
demean
disgrace
dishonour
disprove
invalidate
Translations
trans-top|harm reputation
French: discréditer
Ido: des-kredit-izar
trans-mid
Swedish: diskreditera
German: schaden
trans-bottom
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