discredit

Phonetic

US /dɪsˈkredɪt/UK /dɪsˈkredɪt/

Translations

VERBTo harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.

NOUNDiscrediting or disbelieving., A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution., The state of being discredited or disbelieved., A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.

Variants

discredits: Third Person Singular, Plural
discrediting: Present Participle
discredited: Past Participle, Past Tense

Examples

In the “war of the currents” in the late 19th century, Thomas Edison electrocuted/ɪˈlektrəkjuːtɪd/ stray/streɪ/ animals to discredit Nikola Tesla.
Source:www.economist.com
Scours/ˈskaʊərz/ Its Records to Discredit Trump Opponents
Source:www.nytimes.com
They discredit democratic election systems; they seek to delegitimize the judiciary and politicize the military.
Source:edition.cnn.com
Moments after The Atlantic published the text messages, the White House continued to push back and seek to discredit Goldberg’s reporting, though the National Security Council has verified the authenticity of the text thread.
Source:edition.cnn.com
Silly/ˈsɪli/ because they insult each other, try to discredit/dɪsˈkredɪt/ each other’s chatbots and fight over who meant what almost a decade ago when they co-founded Openai.
Source:www.economist.com

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