discredit
discredit Lexical Profile
discredit Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To harm the good reputation of a person or organization.
"The rival campaign released selective recordings in an effort to discredit the candidate."
To cause an idea, claim, or piece of evidence to seem false, unreliable, or unworthy of belief.
"Recent archaeological discoveries have largely discredited the earlier hypothesis about how the island was settled."
• noun
Loss or lack of reputation, respect, or public trust.
"The financial scandal brought lasting discredit upon the entire organization."
A person or thing that causes a loss of respect or reputation.
"His unethical behavior in the courtroom makes him a discredit to the legal profession."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Middle French discrédit and Italian discredito, formed from the prefix dis- and credito ('belief, trust'), ultimately from Latin credere ('to believe or trust').