Discredit word meaning and definition

[noun] 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"
[verb] reject as false; refuse to accept
[verb] cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
[verb] damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

\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. 2. Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things. It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession. --Rogers. Syn: Disesteem; disrepute; dishonor; disgrace; ignominy; scandal; disbelief; distrust.
\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. 2. To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of. An occasion might be given to the . . . papists of discrediting our common English Bible. --Strype. 2. To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace. He. . . least discredits his travels who returns the same man he went. --Sir H. Wotton.

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