discredit in English

noun
1
loss or lack of reputation or respect.
they committed crimes that brought discredit upon the administration
verb
1
harm the good reputation of (someone or something).
his remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him
synonyms:bring into disreputedisgracedishonordamage the reputation ofblacken the name ofput/show in a bad lightreflect badly oncompromisestigmatizesmeartarnishtaintslur

Use "discredit" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "discredit" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "discredit", or refer to the context using the word "discredit" in the English Dictionary.

1. He's just trying to discredit me.

2. They're trying to discredit you.

3. She brought the whole system into discredit.

4. He is a discredit to his family.

5. Destroy him or discredit him immediately.

6. Violent fans bring discredit on their teams.

7. There was good reason to discredit the witness.

8. They made an effort to discredit the politician.

9. Such behavior can only reflect discredit upon you.

10. They were a discredit to their country.

11. Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.

12. That boy is a discredit to his family.

13. His selfish decision is greatly to his discredit.

14. Such looseness throws discredit on the whole work.

15. They spread disinformation in order to discredit politicians.

16. Agents provocateurs may seek to discredit the opposition.

17. The police, to their discredit, arrived too late.

18. By telling lies he brought discredit upon Parliament.

19. The photos were deliberately taken to discredit the President.

20. There is no reason to discredit what she says.

21. My brother's behaviour did great discredit to the family.

22. Britain, to its discredit, did not speak out against these atrocities.

23. The behaviour of fans has brought discredit on English football.

24. Violent football fans bring discredit on the teams they support.

25. If there is any discredit, you bring it upon yourself.

26. 6 synonyms for Confute: belie, discredit, disprove, rebut, refute, disprove

27. It does us great discredit to treat foreigners so badly.

28. To his discredit, he knew about the problem but said nothing.

29. The findings of the report threw discredit on the protesters' claims.

30. Even prominent clergymen have made public statements that discredit the Bible.

31. 46 synonyms for Belittle: run down, dismiss, diminish, put down, underestimate, discredit, ridicule

32. Your failure reflects no discredit upon you—you did your best. Sentencedict.com

33. That guy is a discredit to his family and relatives and friends.

34. He had to discredit every word you ever said about your father.

35. Britain, to its discredit(Sentencedict.com), did not speak out against these atrocities.

36. Sun's party quickly began to publish literature about Chen to discredit him.

37. One should discredit a good deal of what is printed in newspapers.

38. This impoverishing definition is even easier to discredit than the monetarist description.

39. Tis less discredit to abridge petty charges, than to stoop to petty gettings.

40. Vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion Familiarity information: Compromising used as …

41. "Animalizing humans" to discredit and dehumanize them falsifies who animals are

42. His attempt to discredit his opponent boomeranged when he was charged with libel.

43. Calculated attempt • It was not defensive, but a Calculated attempt to discredit Lloyd George

44. However, the theme of attempting to discredit the woman in the witness box continues.

45. Mark, in a preemptive strike, went on the attack to discredit her with Charles.

46. In 1927, Stalin started using the GPU (Soviet secret police) to infiltrate and discredit the opposition.

47. Amulek testifies of the Son of God and overcomes Zeezrom’s attempts to discredit his word

48. I need you to find something for me to use to discredit him with the Graysons.

49. To discredit Picquart, Esterhazy sent, without effect, letters of complaint to the president of the republic.

50. The teacher encouraged the children to behave well and not to be a discredit to the collective.