meaning of discredit
1. The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit.
2. Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things.
3. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.
4. To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.
5. To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace.
Related Words
discredit | discreditable | discredited | discrediting | discreditor |
