Discredit — Defs

01 n. The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into d…

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The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit.
2.
Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things.
“It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession.” — Rogers.

02 v. t. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.

imp. & p. p. Discredited; p. pr. & vb. n. Discrediting

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To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.
2.
To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.
“An occasion might be given to the . . . papists of discrediting our common English Bible.” — Strype.
3.
To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace.
“He. . . least discredits his travels who returns the same man he went.” — Sir H. Wotton.