as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others
to his everlasting discredit, the coach was found to have placed bets against his own team
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1
as in to humiliate
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
attempted to discredit her political opponents by deliberately spreading false rumors
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as in to deny
to think not to be true or real
I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted
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as in to refute
to prove to be false
the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited
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Recent Examples of discredit
Marianne Schnall, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
And to his discredit, Judge Maxwell Wiley indulged them.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Dec. 2024
Ian Millhiser, Vox, 29 Mar. 2025
Plastic card users are discredited and discharged.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noun
And these are basically unpunished because the college administrators, the presidents and deans, don't want to bring discredit to their campus by having a girl take legal action that would publicize the rape.
—Marianne Schnall, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
And to his discredit, Judge Maxwell Wiley indulged them.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
Roberts had been a judge for only about two years when he was nominated for the Supreme Court, so his judicial record was quite thin, and some Democrats and their allies hoped to point to his work as a lawyer to discredit him.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 29 Mar. 2025
Plastic card users are discredited and discharged.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discredit
Noun
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There will be no disgrace or dishonor if they get rolled by the defending champs in the second round.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Harvey Weinstein will face his third criminal trial this week, in what we be seen as the latest referendum on the #MeToo movement, which began with his disgrace nearly eight years ago.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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There was a period when Broadway creators thought the only way to get a performance was to humiliate a person.—
Mark Seliger,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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An investigation of at least eight fraternities found that members humiliated students through means like beating them with paddles or forcing potential recruits to eat live fish and drink urine, according to court filings.—
Dan Belson,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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On Thursday, April 3, the city denied that the music festival is happening there, according to a press release translated by Rolling Stone.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The immigration judge denied the asylum claim because the time limits to make such a claim had expired.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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However reps of his team refuted the statement to Us Weekly.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
17 Apr. 2025
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But two witnesses refuted his story, alleging Stribling tried to hide evidence.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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People give me hate and shame about that all the time.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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Once a marker of shame for many children of South Asian immigrants, hair oiling has filtered into beauty trends on social media.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Mariah Carey just pulled a classic mom move by embarrassing her teenage son in front of his friends.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
5 Apr. 2025
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The leaking was intended to embarrass Bork, whose nomination was ultimately rejected by the U.S. Senate albeit for reasons unrelated to his rental list.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The plot requires a fictional scenario to be created so that a disastrous real-life situation can be disbelieved.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2025
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The plot requires a fictional scenario to be created so that a disastrous real-life situation can be disbelieved.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Phillies rip Rockies bullpen to negate German Marquez’s dazzling season debut Fisher remains estranged from two of his three adult children — a fact that eats at him.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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This additional debt negates the benefits of consolidation.—
Christina Majaski,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Discredit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discredit. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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