discredit
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6.3
- noun
- /dɪsˈkrɛdɪt/
:
descrédito
- His dishonesty brought great discredit to his entire family.
Examples
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So, you know, this is to my discredit that I thought I should know what that term means in Latin.
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You're a discredit to the marriage counseling profession.
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By making that claim, you bring discredit to yourself.
Blog text (21) -
And I, perhaps to my discredit, refused.
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Gentlemen, l have brought discredit on the cloth.
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But nothing was said, even in a whisper, to his discredit.
Fiction book (1990) -
Ideally, also, no discredit is involved; to the contrary, honest mistakes are integral to the process of advancing the field.
Academic text (2017) -
To his great discredit, Huckabee, a pastor, let this crazy talk pass unchallenged.
Blog text (34) -
The most significant lesson of the war, however, was the political discredit of the military in both countries for permitting foreign commercial interests to manipulate them and drive them to battle.
Academic text (2006) -
Sadly, and to our discredit, progressives aren't nearly as attentive to the courts.
Blog text (16)
Synonyms
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7.2
A remark that shows criticism or disappointment in someone's actions
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7.6
A bad reputation that makes people think less of a person or group
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7.5
A condition where people think badly of someone
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9.3
The act of making someone or something seem less legitimate
A quality of being not respected or trusted by people
The state of being seen as not respectable or having a bad reputation
A quality of not being worthy of respect
Antonyms
How Discredited
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Discredit comes from the prefix dis- 'not' and the Latin word credere 'to believe', the same root you have in credit and credible. So as a noun, discredit is a loss of trust or respect.