Defenition of the word discredit
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Defenition of the word discredit
- Loss or lack of belief or confidence.
- reject as false; refuse to accept
- cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
- damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"
- 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"
- the state of being held in low esteem
- cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
- damage the reputation of
Synonyms for the word discredit
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- bring into disrepute
- damage the reputation of
- disbelieve
- disgrace
- dishonor
- disrepute
- doubt
- harm the reputation of
- ill repute
- query
- question
- scandal
- shame
- suspect
Similar words in the discredit
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- discredit
- discreditable
- discredited
- discrediting
- discredits
Hyponyms for the word discredit
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- distrust
- doubt
- infamy
- mistrust
- suspect
Hypernyms for the word discredit
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- belittle
- brush aside
- brush off
- discount
- dishonor
- dishonour
- dismiss
- disparage
- disregard
- find fault with
- ignore
- pick at
- push aside
- reject
Antonyms for the word discredit
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- believe
- reputation
- repute
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