discredited

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{s} disgraced, suffering shame; damaged, being unfairly brought into disrepute
past of discredit
suffering shame
being unjustly brought into disrepute; "a discredited politician"; "her damaged reputation"
suffering shame being unjustly brought into disrepute; "a discredited politician"; "her damaged reputation
discredit
To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable

The evidence would tend to discredit such a theory.

discredit
to injure the reputation of
discredit
{n} a want of credit, disgrace, reproach
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{v} not to believe, to disgrace, to hurt
discredit
reject as false; refuse to accept
discredit
{f} doubt; question, challenge, disbelieve; defame, ruin the reputation of
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"
discredit
Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; applied to persons or things
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The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit
discredit
To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace
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damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"
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To discredit an idea or evidence means to make it appear false or not certain. They realized there would be difficulties in discrediting the evidence. the loss of other people's respect or trust to sb's discredit
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damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians
discredit
To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of
discredit
Harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable
discredit
{i} disbelief, doubt; disrepute, loss of a good reputation
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cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
discredit
cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary" damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians
discredit
To discredit someone or something means to cause them to lose people's respect or trust. a secret unit within the company that had been set up to discredit its major rival + discredited dis·cred·it·ed The previous government is, by now, thoroughly discredited
discredit
To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited
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