discredited

discredited
Synonyms and related words:
at a discount, belied, confounded, confuted, contested, deflated, denied, disbelieved, discarded, disgraced, dismissed, disproved, disputed, doubted, exploded, exposed, impugned, in Dutch, in bad, in bad odor, in bad repute, in discredit, in disfavor, in disgrace, in disrepute, invalidated, loaded with shame, mistrusted, moot, negated, negatived, out of countenance, out of favor, overthrown, overturned, punctured, questioned, refuted, rejected, shamed, shown up, suspect, suspected, under a cloud, under suspicion, upset

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  • discredited — adj. 1. being brought into disrepute; as, a discredited politician. Syn: damaged. [WordNet 1.5] 2. suffering shame. Syn: disgraced, dishonored, shamed. [WordNet 1.5] 3. having been shown to be incorrect; as, a discredited theory or policy. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discredited — index blameful, blameworthy, blemished, disreputable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Discredited — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discredited — adjective 1. being unjustly brought into disrepute a discredited politician her damaged reputation • Syn: ↑damaged • Similar to: ↑disreputable 2. suffering shame • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • discredited — dis cred·it·ed || tɪd adj. disgraced, suffering shame; damaged, being unfairly brought into disrepute dis·cred·it || dɪs kredɪt n. disbelief, doubt; disrepute, loss of a good reputation v. doubt; question, challenge, disbelieve; defame,… …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • unable to be discredited — index unimpeachable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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