Discredit

Verb

 * 1) To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
 * The candidate tried to discredit his opponent.
 * The evidence would tend to discredit such a theory.

Synonyms for Discredity

 * demean, disgrace, dishonour, disprove, invalidate
 * shame, defame, libel, stigmatize, disparage, disbelieve, doubt, impeach.

Antonyms for Discredit
credit, praise, laud, commend.

Derived terms

 * discreditor

Thesaurus
agnosticism, asperse, aspersion, atheism, bad character, bad name, bad odor, bad report, bad reputation, bad repute, belie, belittle, besmirch, blacken, blemish, blot, blow sky-high, blow up, brand, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, bring shame upon, bring to naught, calumniate, cast reproach upon, cry down, damage, debase, decry, defamation, defame, deflate, defrock, degradation, degrade, demean, denial, deny, deplume, deprecate, depreciate, derogate from, destroy, detract, detract from, devaluate, devalue, diminish, disapprobation, disapprove of, disbelief, disbelieve, disconfirm, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace, dishonor, disparage, displume, disprove, dispute, disrepute, distrust, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, evil repute, explode, expose, gag on, harm, heresy, hold in contempt, humiliate, humiliation, ignominy, ill fame, ill repute, ill-favor, impute shame to, inability to believe, incredulity, infamy, infidelity, invalidate, knock, libel, lower, make little of, malign, minimifidianism, minimize, misbelief, misbelieve, mistrust, mock, negate, negative, nonbelief, not admit, not believe, not buy, not swallow, nullifidianism, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, pillory, poor reputation, prove the contrary, public dishonor, puncture, put down, put to shame, qualm, question, reduce, reflect discredit upon, reflection, refuse to admit, refuse to credit, refute, reject, rejection, reproach, ridicule, ruin, run down, scandal, scepticism, scruple, shady reputation, shame, shoot, show up, slander, slight, slur, smear, smirch, speak ill of, stigma, stigmatize, submit to indignity, sully, suspicion, taint, tarnish, unbelief, unbelieve, unbelievingness, undercut, unfrock, unsavory reputation, vilify

Etymology
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Translations

 * Bulgarian: дискредитирам
 * French:
 * German: in Misskredit bringen, diskreditieren
 * Ido: des-kredit-izar


 * Russian: дискредитировать
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: diskreditera