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
Ehud Yaari, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2010
Only Keynesians ascribe an ability of governments to increase demand, but that’s to the everlasting discredit of Keynesianism.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
Revoking security clearances of Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, and former intelligence officials who signed a letter discrediting the Hunter Biden laptop story.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
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Noun
This diplomatic stalemate discredits moderates and plays into the hands of extremists on both sides who refuse to make the concessions that any viable peace treaty will require.
—Ehud Yaari, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2010
Only Keynesians ascribe an ability of governments to increase demand, but that’s to the everlasting discredit of Keynesianism.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Verb
By 1997, when 84 countries signed the Kyoto Protocol to curb global greenhouse gas emissions, the oil industry had built an effective apparatus for actively discrediting climate science and opposing policies and actions that could help slow climate change.
—Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
Revoking security clearances of Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, and former intelligence officials who signed a letter discrediting the Hunter Biden laptop story.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discredit
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Multiple clubs were sold in the aftermath, while a long list of coaches and general managers were dismissed or stepped down in disgrace.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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Gascón’s disgrace has given Hollywood a rare chance to right an egregious wrong.—
Giancarlo Sopo,
IndieWire,
3 Feb. 2025
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The biggest threat facing the pair is senior MI6 official Jim Richardson (Hugh Bonneville), who has been keeping tabs on the Sudanese, and sees in Martian’s love for Samia an opportunity to both humiliate and strong-arm his former ally into sharing CIA secrets.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Someone may be a masochist but not into being humiliated.—
Fran Tirado,
Them,
10 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, mortgage applications from Black borrowers were denied twice as often as those from white borrowers.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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There’s no denying that being a member of a bridal party is a commitment.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2025
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While Kansas public health officials called it the largest U.S. concentration of the disease since recording began in the 1950s, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has refuted this, citing two larger episodes in the past.—
Cory Franklin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Nicole’s lawyer, Bruce Weil of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, refutes that claim, saying that Dr. Wertheim never made such an offer.—
Kerry A. Dolan,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2025
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No shame in losing Breanna Stewart was one of the players who advocated for the inclusion of the single-elimination tournament in Unrivaled’s schedule.—
Ben Pickman,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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There’s no shame in losing to the Mavericks, but losing to these Mavericks is brutal.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The publication of The American Black Chamber on June 1, 1931, as well as three preceding articles in the Saturday Evening Post, embarrassed the Japanese.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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The 2013 incident embarrassed New Orleans, which wanted to show off how well the city had bounced back by hosting the big game for the first time since Hurricane Katrina.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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There is so much contradictory and confusing information out there that the most reasonable course for any well-meaning user is to disbelieve all of it.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Tucking into sausage rolls and drinking coffee, Jones and his friend Darren Johnson, try to reflect on a frantic, disbelieving 72 hours.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The front seat position is set for maximum driver comfort, and to negate the need to sit hunched over the handlebars.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, United’s forwards all occupy a similar area, negating their threat without Brighton needing to do much.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Discredit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discredit. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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