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English to English noun
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the state of being held in low esteem |  | Example: your actions will bring discredit to your name
because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute
source: wordnet30
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The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit. | | source: webster1913 verb
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cause to be distrusted or disbelieved | | Example: The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary
source: wordnet30
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damage the reputation of | | Example: This newspaper story discredits the politicians
source: wordnet30
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reject as false; refuse to accept | | source: wordnet30
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To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited. | | source: webster1913
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