as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others
to his everlasting discredit, the coach was found to have placed bets against his own team
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as in to humiliate
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
attempted to discredit her political opponents by deliberately spreading false rumors
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as in to deny
to think not to be true or real
I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted
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as in to refute
to prove to be false
the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited
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Recent Examples of discredit
Toby Wong, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The deaths cast discredit on mayor Scott, who thus used a figurative sledgehammer against the councilman.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Emma Bowman, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
The jabs are more than an attempt to discredit Buzbee.
—Molly McPherson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
This new standard discredits live event producers' long-standing excuse that accessibility disrupts the performance or looks bad.
—Toby Wong, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The deaths cast discredit on mayor Scott, who thus used a figurative sledgehammer against the councilman.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Verb
Text exchanges between Baldoni and the Wayfarer PR team allegedly discuss the creation and amplification of misleading stories designed to discredit Lively, according to the actress' legal team.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
The jabs are more than an attempt to discredit Buzbee.
—Molly McPherson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discredit
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There was also non-scripted fare such as the headline-grabbing Phillip Schofield: Castaway – the presenter’s first show since his exit in disgrace from ITV’s This Morning.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Newly unemployed after being fired in disgrace, Hamm’s character turns to stealing from his neighbors’ homes to keep up his affluent lifestyle.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Illinois has the seventh-highest scoring offense in Division I, but was humiliated to 29 percent shooting, and the otherwise-excellent Kasparas Jakučionis had more turnovers (seven) than made baskets (five, on 15 tries).Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Over several years, victims were beaten, threatened and humiliated, while perpetrators befriended parents to screen them from the systemic abuse.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Is there some way that the Giants and Jets can get clipped for congestion pricing over on Route 3? People who still deny that climate change is real also believe that pigs can fly.Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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While McMahon has denied the claims, the case remains active.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lori Robertson, director of the nonpartisan website FactCheck.org, which also partnered with Meta, also refuted Zuckerberg's notion that fact-checking contributed to a suppression of opinion.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
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In 2011, his former Minister of Justice directly refuted the previous statements, claiming that Gaddafi directly ordered the bombing.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
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The almost $200-dollar price tag might deter someone who isn’t a Beyoncé fan from buying this, and that’s a shame because this is actually quite nice.Jihan Forbes, Allure, 10 Jan. 2025
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Comments in Hill’s upload ultimately support the unnamed girl and condemn the church for the public shame.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Trump said Cohen was legitimately paid for legal services, and that Daniels’ story was suppressed to avoid embarrassing Trump’s family, not to influence the electorate.Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Ohtani should not be embarrassed by his lack of success against Scott.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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The next time a famous woman, or any woman, is getting publicly trashed, check whether your automatic instinct is to disbelieve her.Nicole Page, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
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This level of support is rare in rape cases, which often see victims disbelieved or vilified.Chloe Laws, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
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During the divorce fight, four of their six children became adults, negating the need for a custody agreement.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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During the long divorce battle, four of their children became adults, negating the need for a custody agreement for them.Ashley Hume, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Discredit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discredit. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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