discredit
pronunciation
How to pronounce discredit in British English:
UK [dɪsˈkredɪt]
How to pronounce discredit in American English:
US [dɪsˈkrɛdɪt]
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- Noun:
- the state of being held in low esteem
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- Verb:
- cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
- damage the reputation of
- reject as false; refuse to accept
Word Origin
- discredit (v.)
- 1550s, from dis- "opposite of" + credit (v.). Related: Discredited; discrediting; discreditable; discreditably.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Other facts tend , on the other hand to discredit the us administration .
- 2. Some observers interpreted the coverage as an attempt to discredit a competitor with consumers and advertisers ahead of cctv 's annual auction of advertising slots .
- 3. His second are his fellow anthropologists who , he says , prefer ideology to evidence and have played dirty to discredit him .
- 4. Other bloggers have since been attacking mr dou 's campaign as an attempt to discredit microblogs in general and to salvage the government 's image .
- 5. Former french pm dominique de villepin was cleared of plotting to discredit president nicolas sarkozy when he was the interior minister .