DISCREDIT


Meaning of DISCREDIT in English

n.

Function: noun

Date: 1565

1 : loss of credit or reputation <I knew stories to the discredit of England ― W. B. Yeats>

2 : lack or loss of belief or confidence : DOUBT <contradictions cast discredit on his testimony>

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