1
as in humiliated
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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2
as in denied
to think not to be true or real
I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted
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3
as in refuted
to prove to be false
the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited
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Recent Examples of discredited
At the time, an FBI expert testified that a pubic hair found at the scene matched Duckett’s, although hair microscopy has since been discredited as an unreliable forensic method.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Still, the author's main argument wasn't totally discredited.
—Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
The traditional security hawks would be discredited, and the populist anti-interventionists vindicated.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
In Rome the moderates were wholly discredited, and Pellegrino Rossi, an able liberal, tried in vain to preserve order.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Election experts widely discredited the review as shoddy and partisan.
—Benjamin Swasey, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
After storms and flooding across Spain, Poland and the United States in late 2024, Moscow worked to claim that support for Ukraine had left countries vulnerable, stoked grievances in NATO countries and discredited Western democracies.
—Michael Chertoff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
All four men were subjected to police interrogation techniques that are now widely discredited for leading to false confessions.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Blamed and discredited, the legendary warriors disband and go into hiding.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Still, the author's main argument wasn't totally discredited.
—Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
The traditional security hawks would be discredited, and the populist anti-interventionists vindicated.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
In Rome the moderates were wholly discredited, and Pellegrino Rossi, an able liberal, tried in vain to preserve order.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Election experts widely discredited the review as shoddy and partisan.
—Benjamin Swasey, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
After storms and flooding across Spain, Poland and the United States in late 2024, Moscow worked to claim that support for Ukraine had left countries vulnerable, stoked grievances in NATO countries and discredited Western democracies.
—Michael Chertoff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
All four men were subjected to police interrogation techniques that are now widely discredited for leading to false confessions.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Blamed and discredited, the legendary warriors disband and go into hiding.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discredited
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At one point in his teenage years, Diaz was publicly humiliated by the football team who forcefully shaved his curly hair.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Walz and Ellison were humiliated and could not account for their blundering.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
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During a court hearing Wednesday morning, Davis' attorney, Simon Steckel, filed a motion to dismiss, which the judge denied.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hernandez denied any knowledge or responsibility for what went on at the house.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The investigation is based on debunked fraud claims, as local election officials have already refuted the allegations of discrepancies by explaining that the citizens group’s analysis relied on incomplete data.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Jones, who lived in San Francisco for years before moving to Napa, refuted the insinuation of carpetbagging.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Fort Worth city council has rescinded part of a resolution that honorarily named a north Fort Worth thoroughfare after now disgraced civil rights icon Cesar Chavez.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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Some of the humor was mildly edgy, including jokes about pedophiles, the Epstein files and disgraced royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Epstein’s young victims were also threatened and followed; they were grilled by his lawyers and disbelieved by prosecutors, who at times treated them like prostitutes, instead of victims.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
18 Dec. 2025
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And a woman can behave perfectly and still be disbelieved.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Former head coach Brian Daboll’s charge to the medical tent and behavior towards one of the Giants’ doctors also embarrassed the team.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Tonight’s ceremony had none of the major dramatic mishaps that have both embarrassed the Academy Awards’ organizers and affirmed the event’s status as must-see live TV.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Seattle’s Cody Baker, a 22-year-old homegrown in his fourth MLS season, appeared to have scored his first career goal in the 86th minute but it was negated when Albert Rusnák was caught offsides.—
Mercury News,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Seattle's Cody Baker, a 22-year-old homegrown in his fourth MLS season, appeared to have scored his first career goal in the 86th minute but it was negated when Albert Rusnák was caught offsides.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Discredited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discredited. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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