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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The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2024
The committee said that Santos’ conduct warrants public condemnation, is beneath the dignity of the office, and has brought severe discredit upon the House.
—Kevin Freking, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
This campaign leverages thousands of fake accounts on more than 50 platforms to infiltrate political conversations in the U.S., spreading propaganda and divisive messages while discrediting politicians.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
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Noun
And that's not a discredit to Ben-Adir's performance, which is the shining light of this film.
—The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2024
The committee said that Santos’ conduct warrants public condemnation, is beneath the dignity of the office, and has brought severe discredit upon the House.
—Kevin Freking, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
Verb
The conspiracy theory has been thoroughly discredited by historians, legal experts and disinformation researchers.
—Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
This campaign leverages thousands of fake accounts on more than 50 platforms to infiltrate political conversations in the U.S., spreading propaganda and divisive messages while discrediting politicians.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
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But after two impeachments, a reelection defeat, the disgrace of January 6, multiple indictments, a felony conviction, and much else besides, Trump has gained strength rather than shed it.Rich Lowry, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024
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Morris has stepped down in disgrace, many elders were removed from their positions, and thousands of members have left the Gateway family.Eric Killelea, Chron, 10 Oct. 2024
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The whipping-sound phone app was well known among students and became a tool of racial torment used to humiliate and degrade Black students during the 2022-2023 school year, the lawsuit alleges.Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Young people will sometimes add someone into a group chat and then post an embarrassing photo to humiliate the person.Kara Alaimo, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
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Harris would make history as the first woman president, an achievement Trump denied Clinton in 2016.W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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The songs are just too intricately lovely, delighting hips and hearts and heads all at once, to be denied.Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Arizona Secretary of State has refuted the video’s claim.Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Arizona secretary of state has refuted these claims as false.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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This constant exposure can fuel feelings of shame, a powerful trigger for substance abuse.Will Ripley, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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The brand of politics that Musk and Carlson practice is swaggering and provocative and, as a result, entirely devoid of shame.Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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Please consider it before possibly embarrassing yourself.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ukraine has also used long-range drones to disrupt Russia’s war machine and embarrass the Kremlin by striking targets on Russian soil.Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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For many women, and for Black women in particular, whose pain is systemically disbelieved and dismissed, childbirth in America is regularly life threatening and too often fatal.Krista Vernoff, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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For a Black woman, being disbelieved so publicly by a white woman politician was an extra layer of fury.Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
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Earlier in the day, Trump campaigned in Gastonia, N.C. While the vast majority of public polling shows a razor-thin race between Trump and Harris, the former president negated the notion of a close race.Julia Manchester, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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The offsetting penalties negated a first down for the Chargers, but galvanized the team on its first touchdown drive of the game, a 15-play, 90-yard march that ended with a one-yard run by Dobbins.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Discredit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discredit. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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