discrediting in English

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 disrepute, disgrace, dishonor, damage the reputation of, blacken the name of, put/show in a bad light, reflect badly on, compromise, stigmatize, smear, tarnish, taint, slur

verb

bring into disrepute, disgrace, dishonor, damage the reputation of, blacken the name of, put/show in a bad light, reflect badly on, compromise, stigmatize, smear, tarnish, taint, slur
disprove, invalidate, explode, refute, debunk, poke holes in, confute
disgrace
disbelieve

Use "discrediting" in a sentence

1. Antonyms for Averring include denying, gainsaying, disclaiming, discrediting, disproving, forgetting, questioning, refuting, contradicting and disputing

2. Synonyms for Attainting include disgracing, shaming, degrading, debasing, staining, tainting, defaming, discrediting, dishonouring and stigmatising

3. Johnson became committed to discrediting the civil rights movement and asked Hoover to provide the ammunition.

4. For the courts to take upon themselves the task of making this determination is a stultifying, even a discrediting, exercise.

5. In fact, a good deal of material discrediting the Mills Commission report is now available in the Hall of Fame.

6. This gives rise to discretionary decisions by adjudicators and administrators, undermining generality and discrediting the ideal of the rule of law.

7. Cheka and his friends decided to play a prank on Zazu by feeding him false information and thus discrediting his reports

8. Far from discrediting the flawed approach to debt management, the “nation,” which succeeded absolutist monarchy as the basis of political authority, remained wedded to statist solutions.

9. 28 It has been assumed by some people, especially those with an interest in discrediting George Marshall and the Truman administration, that this truce prevented Chiang from conquering Manchuria .

10. 2 days ago · The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed not to surrender to what it called ‘electoral Banditry’ aimed at discrediting the electoral process and retuning pre-determined

11. The term “Backwoodsmen” originated in the rhetoric of an embattled Liberal Government intent on discrediting an overwhelmingly Unionist House of Lords during the struggle over the “People's Budget” of 1909

12. These failures caused the stimulus enacted in February 2009 to be botched in both in its design and its administration, resulting in the discrediting of deficit spending as a response to depression.

13. Blackmail: 1 n extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information Type of: extortion the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) v obtain through threats Type of: extort obtain through intimidation v exert pressure on someone through threats Synonyms: blackjack , pressure Type of: act upon , influence , work