DISCREDIT


Meaning of DISCREDIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪskredɪt ]

( discredits, discrediting, discredited)

1.

To discredit someone or something means to cause them to lose people’s respect or trust.

...a secret unit within the company that had been set up to discredit its major rival...

VERB : V n

• dis‧cred‧it‧ed

The previous government is, by now, thoroughly discredited.

ADJ

2.

To discredit an idea or evidence means to make it appear false or not certain.

They realized there would be difficulties in discrediting the evidence.

VERB : V n

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