noun
Meaning 1
Discrediting or disbelieving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Discrediting or disbelieving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
The state of being discredited or disbelieved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
To harm the good reputation of (a person).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: demean, disgrace, dishonour, abase, bring down to size, cut down to size, debase, defame, degrade, demote, depress, discredit, disparage, downgrade, embase, give a bad name, humble, humiliate, knock down to size, put someone in their place, reduce, relegate, sink, slur, trim down to size, whittle down to size
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To cause (an idea or piece of evidence) to seem false or unreliable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: disprove, falsify, invalidate, tell against
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the state of being held in low esteem
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: disrepute
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dishonor, dishonour
Narrower terms: infamy
verb
reject as false; refuse to accept
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: disbelieve
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reject
Narrower terms: doubt, distrust, mistrust, suspect
verb
cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
verb
damage the reputation of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: disgrace
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disparage, belittle, pick at
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English credit English discredit From dis- + credit.
Across languages
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.