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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Discredit \Dis*cred"it\, n. [Cf. F. discr['e]dit.] 1. The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as later accounts have brought the story into discredit. 2. Hence some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession. --Rogers. Syn: Disesteem; disrepute; dishonor; disgrace; ignominy; scandal; disbelief; distrust. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Discredit \Dis*cred"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discredited}; p. pr & vb n. {Discrediting}.] [Cf. F. discr['e]diter.] 1. To refuse credence to not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as the report is discredited. 2. To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of An occasion might be given to the . . . papists of discrediting our common English Bible. --Strype. 2. To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon to make less reputable; to disgrace. He . . least discredits his travels who returns the same man he went --Sir H. Wotton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: discredit n : 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" [syn: {disrepute}] [ant: {repute}] v 1: cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary" 2: damage the reputation of "This newspaper story discredits the politicians" [syn: {disgrace}] 3: reject as false; refuse to accept [syn: {disbelieve}] [ant: {believe}]
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