verb, noun
verb [VN]
1 to make people stop respecting sb/sth:
The photos were deliberately taken to discredit the President. * a discredited government / policy
2 to make people stop believing that sth is true; to make sth appear unlikely to be true:
These theories are now largely discredited among linguists. * This new evidence discredits earlier findings.
noun [U] (formal) damage to sb's reputation; loss of respect:
Violent football fans bring discredit on the teams they support. * Britain, to its discredit, did not speak out against these atrocities. * My brother's behaviour did great discredit to the family.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of discredit come from?
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