verb
Meaning 1
To cause people to lose respect, reverence or esteem for something or someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The Spanish Inquisition gave all other government inquisitions a bad name, as far as common usage is concerned.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: discredit, dishonour, knock down to size, put someone in their place, abase, bring down to size, cut down to size, debase, defame, degrade, demean, demote, depress, disgrace, disparage, downgrade, embase, give a bad name, humble, humiliate, reduce, relegate, sink, slur, trim down to size, whittle down to size
Antonyms: none provided