Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Discrediting or disbelieving.

  2. (countable)A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution.

  3. (uncountable)The state of being discredited or disbelieved.

    Later accounts have brought the story into discredit.

    Misskredit

    the state of being held in low esteem

  4. (uncountable)A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.

Examples

38 sentences
  1. Tom believes Mary is trying to discredit him.

    Том вважає, що Мері намагається дискредитувати його.

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  2. Tom is trying to discredit us.

    ruТом пытается нас дискредитировать.

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  3. Tom has been trying to discredit us.

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  4. Tom didn't believe Mary was trying to discredit him.

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  5. I was discredited.

    ruЯ была дискредитирована.

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Translations

6 languages
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By meaning 1
act or state:

Forms

plural: discredits
Singulardiscredit
Pluraldiscredits

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
degree of dishonour:demerit
Close in meaning
  • the state of being held in low esteem:disrepute

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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