I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
discredit a theory (= make people stop believing in it )
▪
These latest findings discredit his entire theory.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
attempt
▪
Mr Krzaklewski ran a negative campaign in an attempt to discredit the president.
▪
I never saw the broadcast, but it seemed to be a clear attempt to discredit me.
▪
It was not defensive, but a calculated attempt to discredit Lloyd George.
▪
The earlier attempt to discredit the police had not succeeded, although the way the police treated the public was by no means satisfactory.
▪
Kim denied charges of inconsistency, and characterized the dispute as a further attempt to discredit him.
campaign
▪
Immediately, she becomes a target of a campaign to discredit her.
■ VERB
try
▪
From the prologues to the Heautontimorumenos and the Adelphoe we know that his competitors had tried to discredit him for this.
▪
Then, they will seize upon some anomaly to try to discredit the entire work.
▪
He has tried to discredit the legality of parliament's inquiry, largely by concentrating on minor technical issues.
▪
The Chronicle stories spelled out how Upjohn tried to discredit both consumers and doctors who complained about dangerous side effects.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪
It was a blatant attempt to discredit the Prime Minister.
▪
Lawyers for the defense tried to discredit her testimony.
▪
There were reports that his campaign team had been trying to dig up information that might discredit his rival.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪
For instance, she cited studies that had been extensively discredited methodologically as though they had not been.
▪
In the United States eugenics became almost completely discredited.
▪
It was very easy to discredit it.
▪
It was widely agreed that the episode had damaged the public image of Congress and had discredited the confirmation process.
▪
Johnson became committed to discrediting the civil rights movement and asked Hoover to provide the ammunition.
▪
This gives rise to discretionary decisions by adjudicators and administrators, undermining generality and discrediting the ideal of the rule of law.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
bring
▪
Harold Wilson appointed so many commissions that he brought the system into discredit .
▪
Gingrich admitted to charges, brought by an investigative subcommittee of the ethics committee, that he brought discredit to the House.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪
But he was right about Mr Wright, whose venality did cast discredit on the House and who deserved to go.
▪
But his evidence does not read to his discredit nearly so much as to the discredit of the committee.
▪
Gingrich admitted to charges, brought by an investigative subcommittee of the ethics committee, that he brought discredit to the House.
▪
Gwendolen can not long consider facts which do her discredit .
▪
Harold Wilson appointed so many commissions that he brought the system into discredit .
▪
This reflects no discredit on them.