as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others
to his everlasting discredit, the coach was found to have placed bets against his own team
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as in to humiliate
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
attempted to discredit her political opponents by deliberately spreading false rumors
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as in to deny
to think not to be true or real
I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted
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as in to refute
to prove to be false
the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited
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Recent Examples of discredit
Marianne Schnall, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
And to his discredit, Judge Maxwell Wiley indulged them.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Dec. 2024
Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Investigations about the dossier discredited many of central allegations and the credibility of of Steele’s sources.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for discredit
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And these are basically unpunished because the college administrators, the presidents and deans, don't want to bring discredit to their campus by having a girl take legal action that would publicize the rape.
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Propaganda was distributed in the form of graffiti and stickers, incorporating far-right symbols and nationalist slogans falsely attributed to Ukrainian activists—an apparent attempt to discredit Kyiv and incite division.
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The lack of mathematical proficiency is a disgrace.—
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That both president and country are a disgrace and everyone knows it?—
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Trump World even humiliated Abe by letting it be known that Abe had nominated the U.S. leader for a Nobel Peace Prize.—
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The temptation for Russia to humiliate London and Paris - by breaking any ceasefire with an attack carried out hundreds of miles away from British and French troops stuck in the capital - could prove hard to resist.—
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Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, citing Trump's executive order that the U.S. now only recognizes two sexes, male and female, says if the gender listed on an applicant's passport does not match their gender assigned at birth, their travel permit or visa application can be denied.—
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The original post about Hailey's like has seemingly been removed and the model has denied the allegations through a rep.—
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In an interview with CNN, Goldberg refuted that claim.—
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The journalist and filmmaker, who is descended from a family that was decimated in the Holocaust, has categorically refuted these accusations.—
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Moreover, the term body count itself carries a strong undercurrent of shame, particularly toward women.—
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Doing nothing is no longer an option for schools, teen says Around the country, as cases like Mani's continue to pop up, experts expect that shame prevents most victims from coming forward to flag abuses, suspecting that the problem is much more widespread than media reports suggest.—
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But the medical-looking royal blue bottles of nicotine lozenges embarrassed her.—
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Many of them had to fail, repeat, embarrass themselves, risk everything, and learn.—
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The ability to believe and disbelieve simultaneously seems a prerequisite for any parent.—
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There is so much contradictory and confusing information out there that the most reasonable course for any well-meaning user is to disbelieve all of it.—
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The Mountain West also planned to make its case in court to dismiss the Pac-12’s lawsuit seeking to negate $55 million owed in poaching fees.—
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The numbers are part of a broader shift that saw pedestrian deaths decline statewide, but city officials say that doesn't negate the need for continued investment in safer policies and infrastructure.—
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“Discredit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discredit. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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