discredit
Dictionary
noun
- Discrediting or disbelieving.
- A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution.
- The state of being discredited or disbelieved.
"Later accounts have brought the story into discredit."
- A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.
Synonyms:demerit
verb
- To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
"The candidate tried to discredit his opponent."
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