discredit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

dis- +‎ credit.

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɛdɪt

[edit] Verb

to discredit (third-person singular simple present discredits, present participle discrediting, simple past and past participle discredited)

1. To 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• demean, disgrace, dishonour, disprove, invalidate

[edit] Derived terms

• discreditor

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