Cause discredit to

Synonyms for "cause discredit to" (32 found)

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Closest matches (7)

Verb(7 words)

addressee belie beneficiary besmirch blemishcall into questioncast doubt on

Strong matches (9)

Verb(9 words)

discredit disgrace dishonor doubt malign misrepresent questioning recipient reproach

Related words (16)

Verb(16 words)

scandal shame skepticism slander smear stigma through till toward towards uncertainty undercutundermine trustuntil untoup to

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

14 entries

damage degradedirectional prepositionevidence grounds harmindirect object markerprestige reputationreputation damagestandingtemporal prepositionundermine weaken

More specific

19 entries

beneficiary markercalumny defamationdestination markererror fabricate inconsistency libel misreport misreportingrecipient markerscandal shame slander smear taint

Showing 16 of 19 words.

Collocations

18 entries

damage reputationdiscredit a claimdiscredit a sourcediscredit the findingsdiscreditable behaviorgrounds for discreditgrounds for doubtloss of credibilitypublic discreditreputational damagesmear someone's nameto meto schoolto the extentto the parkto the point

Showing 16 of 18 words.

Inflections

3 entries

discredited discrediting discredits

Derivations

4 entries

discreditability discreditable discreditation discrediting

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