Discredit means to cause mistrust or cast the accuracy of something into doubt. If you say that schooling is important to you, but you never study, your actions discredit you and your words.
The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved;
Noun
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"
Verb
reject as false; refuse to accept
Verb
cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
Verb
damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"
n.
The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of
being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the
story into discredit.
n.
Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute;
reproach; -- applied to persons or things.
v. t.
To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to
disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.
v. t.
To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or
trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.
v. t.
To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring
reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace.
Discredit
It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession.
Discredit
An occasion might be given to the . . . papists of discrediting our common English Bible.2.
He. . . least discredits his travels who returns the same man he went.
The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved;
To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve;
Usage Examples
I don't want to discredit people's individuality, but I think people are pretty much the same. People are very similar. If you have a good enough imagination then you can feel things that you personally have never done before. That's acting.
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Other Usage ExamplesIf, on occasion, the knowledge brought by science leads to an unhappy end, this is not to the discredit of science but is rather an indication of an imperfect ability to use wisely the gifts placed within our hands.
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