Discredited
adj, verb
adj, verb ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of discredit form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Considered invalid, unreliable, or untrustworthy.
"A reputedly valiant but discredited warrior is speared to death by killers in the service of another warrior, who is also reputedly valiant but even more discredited: it is a false denouement for a false tragedy ."
Adjective
- 1 suffering shame wordnet
- 2 being unjustly brought into disrepute wordnet
Example
More examples"The teacher gave him a failing grade for basing his report on discredited research."