discredit

discredit
Synonyms and related words:
agnosticism, asperse, aspersion, atheism, bad character, bad name, bad odor, bad report, bad reputation, bad repute, belie, belittle, besmirch, blacken, blemish, blot, blow sky-high, blow up, brand, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, bring shame upon, bring to naught, calumniate, cast reproach upon, cry down, damage, debase, decry, defamation, defame, deflate, defrock, degradation, degrade, demean, denial, deny, deplume, deprecate, depreciate, derogate from, destroy, detract, detract from, devaluate, devalue, diminish, disapprobation, disapprove of, disbelief, disbelieve, disconfirm, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace, dishonor, disparage, displume, disprove, dispute, disrepute, distrust, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, evil repute, explode, expose, gag on, harm, heresy, hold in contempt, humiliate, humiliation, ignominy, ill fame, ill repute, ill-favor, impute shame to, inability to believe, incredulity, infamy, infidelity, invalidate, knock, libel, lower, make little of, malign, minimifidianism, minimize, misbelief, misbelieve, mistrust, mock, negate, negative, nonbelief, not admit, not believe, not buy, not swallow, nullifidianism, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, pillory, poor reputation, prove the contrary, public dishonor, puncture, put down, put to shame, qualm, question, reduce, reflect discredit upon, reflection, refuse to admit, refuse to credit, refute, reject, rejection, reproach, ridicule, ruin, run down, scandal, scepticism, scruple, shady reputation, shame, shoot, show up, slander, slight, slur, smear, smirch, speak ill of, stigma, stigmatize, submit to indignity, sully, suspicion, taint, tarnish, unbelief, unbelieve, unbelievingness, undercut, unfrock, unsavory reputation, vilify

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  • discrédit — [ diskredi ] n. m. • 1719; de discréditer 1 ♦ Vieilli Diminution, perte du crédit dont jouissait une valeur. Discrédit des assignats. ⇒ baisse. 2 ♦ Mod. Diminution de la confiance, de l estime dont jouissait une personne, une idée. ⇒… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • discredit — DISCRÉDIT s.n. (Rar) Pierdere sau micşorare a prestigiului, a consideraţiei, a influenţei, a încrederii de care se bucură cineva sau ceva. – Din fr. discrédit. Trimis de RACAI, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  DISCRÉDIT s. v. compromitere,… …   Dicționar Român

  • discredit — I noun animadversion, aspersion, attaint, baseness, castigation, censure, condemnation, contumely, criticism, debasement, dedecus, degradation, denunciation, derogation, disapprobation, disapproval, disbelief, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace,… …   Law dictionary

  • Discredit — Dis*cred it, n. [Cf. F. discr[ e]dit.] 1. The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, some degree of dishonor or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discrédit — DISCRÉDIT, s. masc. Diminution, perte de crédit. Les billets d un tel tombent dans le discrédit. Ses lettres de change sont dans le discrédit …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • discredit — [v1] blame, detract from blow up*, bring into disrepute, bring to naught, censure, defame, degrade, destroy, disconsider, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace, dishonor, disparage, disprove, explode, expose, frown upon*, knock bottom out of*, mudsling* …   New thesaurus

  • discredit — [dis kred′it] vt. 1. to reject as untrue; disbelieve 2. to be a reason for disbelieving or distrusting; cast doubt on [their earlier lies discredit anything they may say] 3. to damage the credit or reputation of; disgrace n. 1. absence or loss of …   English World dictionary

  • Discredit — Dis*cred it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discredited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discrediting}.] [Cf. F. discr[ e]diter.] 1. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited. [1913 Webster] 2. To deprive of credibility;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Discredīt — Discredīt, Mangel an Credit od. an Zutrauen. Discreditiren, in schlimmen Ruf bringen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Discredit — Discredit, Mangel an Zutrauen; discreditiren, jemanden um das Zutrauen bringen …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • discredit — 1550s, from DIS (Cf. dis ) opposite of + CREDIT (Cf. credit). Related: Discredited; discrediting; discreditable; discreditably …   Etymology dictionary

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