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Synonyms for discredit
dɪsˈkrɛd ɪtdis·cred·it

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  1. discreditverb

    Synonyms:
    tell against, invalidate, demean, disgrace, disprove, dishonour

  2. discreditverb

    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 Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. 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, sink

    Antonyms:
    advance, aggrandize, dignify, elevate, exalt, honor, promote, raise, uplift

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  1. 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:
    disrepute

  2. discreditverb

    cause to be distrusted or disbelieved

    "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"

    Synonyms:
    disbelieve, disgrace

  3. discredit, disgraceverb

    damage the reputation of

    "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

    Synonyms:
    disgrace, put down, disbelieve, demean, attaint, dishonor, shame, dishonour, take down, degrade

  4. disbelieve, discreditverb

    reject as false; refuse to accept

    Synonyms:
    disbelieve, disgrace

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  1. discreditnoun

    Synonyms:
    disesteem, disrepute, unpopularity

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "discredit":

    disrepute, discrediting, malign, dishonour

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#2036reduce
#7229sink
#8184shame
#12155humble
#26615disgrace
#28860degrade
#34032invalidate
#36900discredit
#47884depress
#50911disprove
#59800dishonor
#63083humiliate
#72172malign
#82650disbelieve
#86679demean
#89194disrepute
#92722dishonour
#102723discrediting
#162847debase
#205592abase

How to use discredit in a sentence?

  1. James Mason:

    My team and I will present facts soon that will discredit any and all accusations that suggest that I have engaged in any acts of bullying, harassment, or aggressive acts against my accusers, to the contrary, We will show that I have been extremely instrumental in attempts to assist my accusers in their quest to re establish a relationship with their adult daughter. I have confidence in my legal team that I will be exonerated of all pending charges.

  2. Tara Reade:

    My heart is with the brave Cuomo survivors who endured attempts to discredit them like I did coming forward about Joe Biden with the help of non-profits that were supposed to help women like Time's Up, may there be some measure of justice for the survivors. Now, let's call for a real investigation into Joe Biden and expose the corruption protecting powerful predators.

  3. Admiral Inman:

    Well, let's run through the possibilities, first, if it is just Brown as an individual, Tomirae Brown's off-limits, as an American citizen. If it is Brown who is interacting with foreign — in foreign countries, traveling, has been briefed, is willing to be cooperative, reporting what Tomirae Brown's seen or heard, then there could be an interest in trying to suppress anything that was going to discredit Tomirae Brown.

  4. Michael Rea:

    So what Romans 13 might invite us to do is just ask what God might be doing with some particular leader, in the case of Donald Trump, I am tempted to say God might have been working to discredit the forces in evangelicalism that contributed so much to his being elected.

  5. Kamal Preet Singh Pannu:

    Hundreds of farmers will launch a tractor trolley march to New Delhi to voice our grievances against the new laws, government wants to discredit and crush our movement, but we will continue to protest peacefully.


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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