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Synonyms & Antonyms for discredit
Synonyms: Verb
abase, chasten, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, disgrace, dishonor, foul, humble, humiliate, lower, shame, sink, smirch, take down
Synonyms: Noun
disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame
Antonyms: Verb
aggrandize, canonize, deify, elevate, exalt
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of discredit in a Sentence
Verb
The prosecution discredited the witness by showing that she had lied in the past. Many of his theories have been thoroughly discredited. an attempt to discredit the governorNoun
to his everlasting discredit, the coach was found to have placed bets against his own team
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After Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission ruled that ending the daycare program violated the constitutional rights of Mexican women and children, a government official sought to discredit the independent government agency as a partisan entity. — Luis Gómez Romero, The Conversation, "Mexican president López Obrador has a woman problem," 10 July 2019 Critics of the administration say the review is simply an attempt to discredit the Russia inquiry that was taken over by Mr. Mueller and could threaten to reveal closely guarded secrets. — Katie Benner, New York Times, "Justice Dept. Seeks to Question C.I.A. in Its Own Russia Investigation," 12 June 2019 In the two decades since the bright spot of Operation Palliser in Sierra Leone, the debacles of Western interventions in Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan have discredited the idealistic impulse behind the Blair Doctrine. — Janine Di Giovanni, The New York Review of Books, "Sierra Leone, 2000: A Case History in Successful Interventionism," 7 June 2019 Until her own death in 2006, Coretta Scott King, who endured the FBI's campaign to discredit her husband, was open in her belief that a conspiracy led to the assassination. — The Washington Post, AL.com, "MLK's family believes James Earl Ray was framed for his murder," 30 Mar. 2018 Admittedly, that may not be enough to combat deliberate efforts to discredit mainstream scientific thought. — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, "Failure Is Built Into Pharma. But It’s Complicated: Brainstorm Health," 2 Aug. 2019 Papadopoulos’ interactions with Mifsud, and his allegation that the Maltese professor was an FBI plant, has been at the center of some Republicans’ efforts to discredit Mueller’s probe. — Vera Bergengruen, Time, "Here's Why Mueller Kept Getting Asked About a Mysterious Maltese Professor," 24 July 2019 Her identity as a CIA operative was leaked by an official in President George W. Bush’s administration in an effort to discredit her then-husband, diplomat Joe Wilson, a critic of the war in Iraq. — USA TODAY, "Barbie, Tupac, scorpions and Red Vines: News from around our 50 states," 19 July 2019 Ailes did not exactly welcome Sherman’s investigation, declining to sit for an interview, reportedly compiling a 400-page dossier of opposition research and enlisting allies such as Roger Stone in an effort to discredit Sherman. — Meredith Blake, latimes.com, "‘The Loudest Voice’ turns the spotlight on Roger Ailes — the man who made President Trump possible," 26 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The contents of this memo do not - in any way - discredit his investigation. — Zainab Fattah, Fortune, "Iran Says It Shot Down a U.S. Drone Amid Escalating Tensions in the Oil Region," 20 June 2019 Sorry, but such double standards discredit #Metoo The answer to male privilege is not female privilege. — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "Our Reaction to Asia Argento Proves the Power Imbalance of #MeToo," 24 Aug. 2018 The request Monday to the Office of Congressional Ethics said questions of dishonesty can bring discredit to the House in violation of House rules. — Kantele Franko, The Seattle Times, "Ethics review sought as ex-coaches at Ohio St. defend Jordan," 9 July 2018 As such, your actions reflected discredit upon the Senate. — Ashley Killough, CNN, "Sen. Bob Menendez 'severely admonished' by Senate Ethics Committee," 26 Apr. 2018 The contents of this memo do not - in any way - discredit his investigation. — Margaret Hartmann, Daily Intelligencer, "Trey Gowdy: Democrats May Be Tricking Trump Into Hiding Parts of Their Memo," 7 Feb. 2018 The contents of this memo do not - in any way - discredit his investigation. — Billy House, Bloomberg.com, "GOP Releases Disputed Memo Saying FBI Misled Judge in Trump Case," 2 Feb. 2018 To her discredit, Judge Aquilina abdicated her role as an impartial arbiter and became instead a tribune for prosecutors and the victims. — Andrew Cohen, New Republic, "Judging Larry Nassar," 25 Jan. 2018 The regrettable attack on Nat (King) Cole in Birmingham by a band of hoodlums redounds to the everlasting discredit of those who foster race prejudice. — AL.com, "The night Nat King Cole was beaten on a Birmingham stage," 11 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'discredit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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