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Dictionary: dis·cred·it   (dĭs-krĕd'ĭt) pronunciation
tr.v., -it·ed, -it·ing, -its.
  1. To damage in reputation; disgrace.
  2. To cause to be doubted or distrusted.
  3. To refuse to believe.
n.
  1. Loss of or damage to one's reputation.
  2. Lack or loss of trust or belief; doubt.
  3. Something damaging to one's reputation or stature.

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verb

  1. To damage in reputation: disgrace, dishonor, shame. Idioms: be a reproach to. See respect/contempt/standing.
  2. To cause to be no longer believed or valued: debunk, deflate, explode, puncture. Informal shoot down. Idioms: knock the bottom out of, shoot full of holes. See value/worthlessness/evaluation.
  3. To prove or show to be false: belie, confute, disprove, rebut, refute. See affirm/deny/argue.
  4. To give no credence to: disbelieve. Idioms: take no stock in. See belief/unbelief.

noun

  1. Loss of or damage to one's reputation: bad name, bad odor, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ignominy, ill repute, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, shame. See respect/contempt/standing.
  2. The refusal or reluctance to believe: disbelief, incredulity, incredulousness, unbelief. See belief/unbelief.

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v

Definition: blame, detract from
Antonyms: commend, credit, honor, praise

v

Definition: doubt, question
Antonyms: believe, credit, trust


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To make seem untrue.

pronunciation The cross examiner's job was to discredit the witness.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - så tvivl om, miskreditere, betvivle
n. - miskredit, vanære, skam, mistillid, tvivl, tab af kreditværdighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
in diskrediet brengen, verdacht maken, weigeren te geloven, schande, twijfel, ongeloofwaardigheid, verlies van krediet

Français (French)
v. tr. - discréditer, mettre en doute, déconsidérer
n. - discrédit, déconsidération

Deutsch (German)
v. - in Misskredit bringen, anzweifeln, in Verruf bringen
n. - Misskredit, Zweifel, Schande

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δυσφημώ, ντροπιάζω, δυσπιστώ, αμφισβητώ την αλήθεια ή το κύρος

Italiano (Italian)
mettere in discredito, screditare, gettare il discredito su

Português (Portuguese)
v. - descrer, desacreditar, difamar

Русский (Russian)
дискредитировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desacreditar, desprestigiar
n. - desacreditación, desprestigio

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - misskreditera, misstro

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不信, 使丢脸, 怀疑, 无信用, 不名誉, 疑惑

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 不信, 使丟臉, 懷疑
n. - 無信用, 不名譽, 疑惑

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 불신하다, 체면을 손상시키다
n. - 의심, 불명예

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不信, 疑惑, 不名誉, 不名誉となるもの, 不信用
v. - 信用を落とす, 信用しない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشوه سمعه شخص أو شئ, يرفض التصديق, يكذب أو يضعف ثقه شئ أو شخص, يخزي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פקפק באמיתות, ערער האמון, לא האמין, פסל‬
n. - ‮חוסר-אמון, ערעור האמון, פקפוק, כתם, שם רע, חרפה‬


 
 
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