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
John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
This new standard discredits live event producers' long-standing excuse that accessibility disrupts the performance or looks bad.
—Toby Wong, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
But Gaetz has maintained that the encounter never happened and has used another witness who disputes parts of the testimony as a means of discrediting the core finding.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Only Keynesians ascribe an ability of governments to increase demand, but that’s to the everlasting discredit of Keynesianism.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
This new standard discredits live event producers' long-standing excuse that accessibility disrupts the performance or looks bad.
—Toby Wong, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
In response to her allegations, Lively says that Baldoni's crisis management team orchestrated a smear campaign to discredit her, causing severe emotional distress to her and her family.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
But Gaetz has maintained that the encounter never happened and has used another witness who disputes parts of the testimony as a means of discrediting the core finding.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discredit
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There was also non-scripted fare such as the headline-grabbing Phillip Schofield: Castaway – the presenter’s first show since his exit in disgrace from ITV’s This Morning.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Newly unemployed after being fired in disgrace, Hamm’s character turns to stealing from his neighbors’ homes to keep up his affluent lifestyle.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Illinois has the seventh-highest scoring offense in Division I, but was humiliated to 29 percent shooting, and the otherwise-excellent Kasparas Jakučionis had more turnovers (seven) than made baskets (five, on 15 tries).Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Over several years, victims were beaten, threatened and humiliated, while perpetrators befriended parents to screen them from the systemic abuse.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Is there some way that the Giants and Jets can get clipped for congestion pricing over on Route 3? People who still deny that climate change is real also believe that pigs can fly.Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Maggio’s attorneys, Margaret McQuaid and Michael Clancy, filed a motion for a new trial in November that Bertani-Tomczak denied just before sentencing.Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lori Robertson, director of the nonpartisan website FactCheck.org, which also partnered with Meta, also refuted Zuckerberg's notion that fact-checking contributed to a suppression of opinion.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
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In 2011, his former Minister of Justice directly refuted the previous statements, claiming that Gaddafi directly ordered the bombing.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
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The almost $200-dollar price tag might deter someone who isn’t a Beyoncé fan from buying this, and that’s a shame because this is actually quite nice.Jihan Forbes, Allure, 10 Jan. 2025
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Comments in Hill’s upload ultimately support the unnamed girl and condemn the church for the public shame.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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But the fanbases of those games are not buying it, and have undergone a campaign to embarrass Musk as much as possible about his claims, dragging him into childish internet fights.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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And, yes, some justices should also regret embarrassing the court by needlessly attracting attention to their ethics.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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The next time a famous woman, or any woman, is getting publicly trashed, check whether your automatic instinct is to disbelieve her.Nicole Page, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
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This level of support is rare in rape cases, which often see victims disbelieved or vilified.Chloe Laws, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
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After winning the Big Eight title and facing Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl, the Buffaloes held off Notre Dame 10-9 when a controversial holding call negated a last-minute Raghib Ismail punt return for a touchdown.Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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That would negate the need for the Supreme Court to decide the First Amendment question, the brief argued.Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Discredit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discredit. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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