What does DISCREDIT mean?
Definitions for DISCREDIT
dɪsˈkrɛd ɪtdis·cred·it
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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"
discreditverb
cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
"The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
discredit, disgraceverb
damage the reputation of
"This newspaper story discredits the politicians"
disbelieve, discreditverb
reject as false; refuse to accept
Wiktionary
discreditverb
To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
DISCREDITnoun
Ignominy; reproach; lower degree of infamy; disgrace; imputation of a fault.
Etymology: decrediter, French.
Had I been the finder out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.
Idlers will ever live like rogues, and not fall to work, but be lazy, and then certify over their country to the discredit of a plantation. Francis Bacon.
That they may quit their morals without any discredit to their intellectuals, they fly to several stale, trite, pitiful objections and cavils. South.
’Tis the duty of every christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession. John Rogers.
Alas, the small discredit of a bribe,
Scarce hurts the lawyer, but undoes the scribe. Alexander Pope.To Discreditverb
Etymology: decrediter, French.
He had fram’d to himself, by the instruction of his frailty, many deceiving promises of life, which I have discredited to him, and now is he resolved to die. William Shakespeare.
You had left unseen a wonderful piece of work, which not to have been blest withal, would have discredited you. William Shakespeare.
He is commended that makes a saving voyage, and least discredits his travels, who returns the same man he went. Henry Wotton.
He like a privileg’d spy, whom nothing can
Discredit, libels now ’gainst each great man. John Donne.Reflect how glorious it would be to appear in countenance of discredited duty, and by example of piety revive the declining spirit of religion. John Rogers.
Without care our best actions will lose much of their influence, and our virtues will be often discredited with the appearance of evil. John Rogers, Serm.
Wikipedia
discredit
A smear campaign, also referred to as a smear tactic or simply a smear, is an effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda. It makes use of discrediting tactics. It can be applied to individuals or groups. Common targets are public officials, politicians, political candidates, activists and ex-spouses. The term also applies in other contexts such as the workplace.The term smear campaign became popular around 1936.
ChatGPT
discredit
Discredit refers to causing harm to the good reputation of someone or something, eliciting doubt about their credibility or truth. It can also refer to the loss of respect or belief in someone or something's reliability due to damaging information or action.
Webster Dictionary
Discreditnoun
the act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit
Discreditnoun
hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things
Discreditverb
to refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited
Discreditverb
to deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of
Discreditverb
to deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace
Etymology: [Cf. F. discrditer.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Discredit
dis-kred′it, n. want of credit: bad credit: ill-repute: disgrace.—v.t. to refuse credit to, or belief in: to deprive of credibility: to deprive of credit: to disgrace.—adj. Discred′itable, not creditable: disgraceful.—adv. Discred′itably.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of DISCREDIT in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of DISCREDIT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of DISCREDIT in a Sentence
A super-enormous battle is being waged for the future of our society, what we have here are many years of intense efforts to discredit Israel's human rights community, primarily related to our work exposing human rights violations.
After years of vehement denial, Governor Lujan Grisham's now revealed sexual harassment settlement certainly raises questions of why Michelle Lujan Grisham tried to discredit Michelle Lujan Grisham alleged victim, where there is smoke there is usually fire, and Michelle Lujan Grisham just wrote a check for $ 62,500 worth of kindling.
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.
I would say, 100 percent, I was victimized … to somehow discredit me, to throw me under the bus, to do whatever it took to protect their next presidential candidate.
But it does fit a long-standing pattern in which proponents of war have engaged in extensive efforts to discredit and silence voices in favor of a diplomatic solution with Iran.
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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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