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Synonyms for discredit
dɪsˈkrɛd ɪtdis·cred·it
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Wiktionary
discreditverb
Synonyms:
tell against, invalidate, demean, disgrace, disprove, dishonourdiscreditverb
To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
Synonyms:
demean, invalidate, disprove, dishonour, tell against, disgrace
English Synonyms and Antonyms
discredit
Abase refers only to outward conditions. "Exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high." Ezek. xxi, 26. Debase applies to quality or character. The coinage is debased by excess of alloy, the man by vice. Humble in present use refers chiefly to feeling of heart; humiliate to outward conditions; even when one is said to humble himself, he either has or affects to have humility of heart. To disgrace may be to bring or inflict odium upon others, but the word is chiefly and increasingly applied to such moral odium as one by his own acts brings upon himself; the noun disgrace retains more of the passive sense than the verb; he disgraced himself by his conduct; he brought disgrace upon his family. To dishonor a person is to deprive him of honor that should or might be given. To discredit one is to injure his reputation, as for veracity or solvency. A sense of unworthiness humbles; a shameful insult humiliates; imprisonment for crime disgraces. Degrade may refer to either station or character. An officer is degraded by being reduced to the ranks, disgraced by cowardice; vile practises degrade; drunkenness is a degrading vice. Misfortune or injustice may abase the good; nothing but their own ill-doing can debase or disgrace them.
Synonyms:
abase, bring low, cast down, debase, degrade, depress, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, lower, reduce, sinkAntonyms:
advance, aggrandize, dignify, elevate, exalt, honor, promote, raise, uplift
Princeton's WordNet
disrepute, discreditverb
the state of being held in low esteem
"your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute"
Synonyms:
disreputediscreditverb
cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
"The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
Synonyms:
disbelieve, disgracediscredit, disgraceverb
damage the reputation of
"This newspaper story discredits the politicians"
Synonyms:
disgrace, put down, disbelieve, demean, attaint, dishonor, shame, dishonour, take down, degradedisbelieve, discreditverb
reject as false; refuse to accept
Synonyms:
disbelieve, disgrace
Dictionary of English Synonymes
discreditnoun
discreditnoun
Synonyms:
disrepute, dishonor, disgrace, reproach, opprobrium, obloquy, odium, ignominy, ill reputediscreditverb
Synonyms:
disbelieve, give no credit to, place no confidence in, refuse credence todiscreditverb
Synonyms:
disgrace, dishonor, bring reproach upon, make disreputable, BLOW UPON, destroy confidence in, bring into disfavor, make distasteful
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
discreditnoun
Synonyms:
disesteem, disrepute, unpopularity
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List of paraphrases for "discredit":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1104 | lower | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#7229 | sink | |
#8184 | shame | |
#12155 | humble | |
#26615 | disgrace | |
#28860 | degrade | |
#34032 | invalidate | |
#36900 | discredit | |
#47884 | depress | |
#50911 | disprove | |
#59800 | dishonor | |
#63083 | humiliate | |
#72172 | malign | |
#82650 | disbelieve | |
#86679 | demean | |
#89194 | disrepute | |
#92722 | dishonour | |
#102723 | discrediting | |
#162847 | debase | |
#205592 | abase |
How to use discredit in a sentence?
At that point, China may have felt it had the moral duty or obligation to provide political support to Russia... and discredit a Western' information campaign' against Russia.
He’s an outspoken supporter of the national dialogue we are having about sexual abuse and harassment, these efforts to tie years-old comments to it do a great disservice to women. Dredging up one-off old social media posts is a typical establishment politician’s way to discredit newcomers.
Donald Trump's doing so much to discredit the Christian witness.
What I appreciate in Ryder’s response is that Winona Ryder states Winona Ryder is speaking from Winona Ryder own experience. I don’t know what happened in Johnny Depp’s relationships with Winona Ryder and Amber Heard, but I can speak to our experiences at Safe Horizon, and Safe Horizon’s absolutely possible that an abuser did not have a known history of abuse or did not abuse a past partner, but then went on to become abusive to a different spouse. What is really important to remember is that we don’t discredit someone’s allegations of abuse just because a former partner said ‘ that did n’t happen to me. ’ Safe Horizon’s within the realm of possibilities that both individuals are telling the truth.
The board's decision was based on a determination, supported by Mr. Cosby's sworn deposition testimony, that his treatment of women has brought significant and lasting discredit upon himself and is inconsistent with the University's mission and values.
Translations for discredit
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- дискредитирамBulgarian
- descreer, desacreditarSpanish
- saattaa huonoon valoon, [[huono]] [[maine]], epäuskottavuus, osoittaa vääräksi, epäluotettavuus, mustamaalataFinnish
- discréditerFrench
- des-kredit-izarIdo
- 信用を傷つける, 信用を落とすJapanese
- discreditaRomanian
- дискредити́ровать, бесче́стить, позо́рить, опозо́рить, обесче́ститьRussian
- diskrediteraSwedish
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