discredit

Meaning

Verb

1. To harm the good reputation of (a person).
2. To cause (an idea or piece of evidence) to seem false or unreliable.

Noun

1. Discrediting or disbelieving.
2. A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution.
3. The state of being discredited or disbelieved.
4. A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.

Synonyms

disgrace

disrepute

dishonor

dishonour

distrust

defame

denigrate

humiliate

shame

mistrust

disprove

libel

disbelieve

refute

disparage

error

degrade

reproach

failure

fault

mismanagement

invalidate

infamy

insult

malign

unfaithfulness

vilify

humble

slander

compromise

debase

doubt

belittle

speak ill of

demean

scandalize

abase

ignominy

undermine

gossip

humiliation

indignity

insincerity

lessen

let down

look down

lower

mortification

mortify

opprobrium

perfidy

pull down

reduce

reject

reprimand

revile

rib

roll out

ruin

run down

shamefulness

shrink

slur

stigmatize

streak

suspect

suspected

tarnish

traduce

wreck

write down

wrong

bad report

cry down

disconsider

ill fame

lose face

make a stroke

pull to pieces

sneer at

misgive

dishonuor

not allow

not obey

refule

be unconvinced

not approve

not believe

not credit

not grant

not heed

not let

not permit

abashment

abridge

backbite

bespatter

black

blacken

bring down

bring into disrepute

cheapen

condemn

contest

couch

🛋️

cut up

debunk

decrease

decry

defamation

demolish

demote

denounce

deprave

derogate

destroy

devalue

diminish

disallow

disapprove

disbelief

disesteem

disobey

disparagement

dissuade

downsize

draw

draw a line

drop

explode

fiasco

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˈkɹɛd.ɪt/

Etymology

From dis- + credit.