discredit

  • 31discredit — /dɪsˈkrɛdət / (say dis kreduht) verb (t) 1. to injure the credit or reputation of. 2. to show to be undeserving of credit or belief; destroy confidence in: to discredit the latest research by demonstrating the unreliability of its results. –noun… …

  • 32discredit — To injure a person s credit or reputation; to refuse credence; to distrust; to discredit the testimony of a witness is to distrust it, to disbelieve it, to regard it as false. People v Clark, 84 Cal 573, 24 P 313 …

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  • 33discredit in writing — index libel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 34discredit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disparage, stigmatize, shame; doubt, disbelieve, impeach. See disrepute, doubt. Ant., prove, rehabilitate. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. censure, reproach, disrepute; see blame 1 , disgrace 1 . v. 1. [To …

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  • 35discredit — dis·cred·it || dɪs kredɪt n. disbelief, doubt; disrepute, loss of a good reputation v. doubt; question, challenge, disbelieve; defame, ruin the reputation of …

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  • 36discredit — verb (discredits, discrediting, discredited) harm the good reputation of. ↘cause (an idea or account) to seem false or unreliable. noun loss or lack of reputation …

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  • 37discredit — I. n. 1. Doubt, question, loss of credit or credence. 2. Disrepute, dishonor, disgrace, reproach, opprobrium, obloquy, odium, ignominy, ill repute. II. v. a. 1. Disbelieve, give no credit to, place no confidence in, refuse credence to, question,… …

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  • 38discredit — v 1. detract, degrade, censure, reproach, make disreputable, bring into disfavor, injure or impair the credit or reputation of, tear down; disparage, decry, demean, deprecate, deflate, devaluate, depreciate, belittle; defame, slur, asperse,… …

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  • 39discredit — dis·credit …

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  • 40discredit —   1. Disbelieve. Mana o i o ole, hilina i ole; ho opohala (rare).   2. Disgrace. Waia, ho ohilahila, ho omaliko …

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