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discredit definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb discredit 1 of 3 senses of discredit Sense 3 disbelieve, discredit => doubt => distrust, mistrust, suspect Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb discredit 1 of 3 senses of discredit Sense 3 disbelieve, discredit => doubt => distrust, mistrust, suspect => doubt Entailment of verb discredit Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb discredit 3 senses of discredit Sense 1 discredit => dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off discount, push aside, ignore Sense 2 discredit, disgrace => disparage, belittle, pick at Sense 3 disbelieve, discredit => reject Familiarity of verb discredit discredit used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb discredit Sense 1 discredit => dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off discount, push aside, ignore -------------- Sense 2 discredit, disgrace => disparage, belittle, pick at -------------- Sense 3 disbelieve, discredit => reject -------------- Grep of noun discredit discredit Overview of noun discredit The noun discredit has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) disrepute, discredit -- (the state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute") Overview of verb discredit The verb discredit has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) discredit -- (cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary") 2. discredit, disgrace -- (damage the reputation of "This newspaper story discredits the politicians") 3. disbelieve, discredit -- (reject as false; refuse to accept) Grep of adj discredit discreditable discredited Overview of noun discredit The noun discredit has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) disrepute, discredit -- (the state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute") Overview of verb discredit The verb discredit has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) discredit -- (cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary") 2. discredit, disgrace -- (damage the reputation of "This newspaper story discredits the politicians") 3. disbelieve, discredit -- (reject as false; refuse to accept)
discredit definition
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