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Discredit

//dɪsˈkɹɛd.ɪt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Discrediting or disbelieving. countable, uncountable

    "Mr. Burton disbelieves it, and has brought sufficient reasons for his discredit of so improbable a story."

  2. 2
    the state of being held in low esteem wordnet
  3. 3
    A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution. countable

    "[…] that now and then a young man of that profession did actually appear among us, who was not a discredit to his country."

  4. 4
    The state of being discredited or disbelieved. uncountable

    "Later accounts have brought the story into discredit."

  5. 5
    A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach. uncountable

    "It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession."

Verb
  1. 1
    To harm the good reputation of (a person). transitive

    "The candidate tried to discredit his opponent."

  2. 2
    reject as false; refuse to accept wordnet
  3. 3
    To cause (an idea or piece of evidence) to seem false or unreliable. transitive

    "The evidence would tend to discredit such a theory."

  4. 4
    cause to be distrusted or disbelieved wordnet
  5. 5
    damage the reputation of wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From dis- + credit.

Etymology 2

From dis- + credit.

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