Definition of discredit

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Discredit (v. t.) To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited..

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Disgrace :: Disgrace (n.) That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being..
Decry :: Decry (v. t.) To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against; to blame clamorously; to discredit; to disparage..
Discreditable :: Discreditable (a.) Not creditable; injurious to reputation; disgraceful; disreputable.
Disauthorize :: Disauthorize (v. t.) To deprive of credit or authority; to discredit.
Slander :: Slander (v. t.) To bring discredit or shame upon by one's acts.
Discredit :: Discredit (v. t.) To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited..
Therapeutae :: Therapeutae (n. pl.) A name given to certain ascetics said to have anciently dwelt in the neighborhood of Alexandria. They are described in a work attributed to Philo, the genuineness and credibility of which are now much discredited..
Disworship :: Disworship (n.) A deprivation of honor; a cause of disgrace; a discredit.
Monger :: Monger (v. t.) To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; -- used chiefly of discreditable traffic.
Discreditor :: Discreditor (n.) One who discredits.
Disrepute :: Disrepute (n.) Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit.
Discredit :: Discredit (n.) Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things..
Implicate :: Implicate (v. t.) To bring into connection with; to involve; to connect; -- applied to persons, in an unfavorable sense; as, the evidence implicates many in this conspiracy; to be implicated in a crime, a discreditable transaction, a fault, etc..
Disvouch :: Disvouch (v. t.) To discredit; to contradict.
Uncredit :: Uncredit (v. t.) To cause to be disbelieved; to discredit.
Discredited :: Discredited (imp. & p. p.) of Discredi.
Impeach :: Impeach (v. t.) To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper..
Uncreditable :: Uncreditable (a.) Discreditable.
Discredit :: Discredit (v. t.) To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.
Discredit :: Discredit (n.) The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit..
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