as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others
to his everlasting discredit, the coach was found to have placed bets against his own team
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as in to humiliate
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
attempted to discredit her political opponents by deliberately spreading false rumors
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as in to deny
to think not to be true or real
I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted
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as in to refute
to prove to be false
the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited
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Recent Examples of discredit
Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Again; Red Sox Headed For Disaster Per PECOTA Orioles' World Series Champion Infielder, Longtime Coach Passes Away
To their discredit, the Rockies have done little to stem the tide this offseason.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Chantelle Lee, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
The study was later discredited and retracted but doubts about the MMR vaccine have persisted.
—Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Noun
To the credit of his players and the discredit of his critics, Cronin’s team has responded by turning things around and playing some of the most active and inspired basketball in the country.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Again; Red Sox Headed For Disaster Per PECOTA Orioles' World Series Champion Infielder, Longtime Coach Passes Away
To their discredit, the Rockies have done little to stem the tide this offseason.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
But many climate scientists have discredited this argument, saying that freezing events can take place even amid climate change—but as time goes on, those cold events will happen less often and won’t last as long.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
The study was later discredited and retracted but doubts about the MMR vaccine have persisted.
—Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discredit
Noun
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When Gray tried to do this in the 1970s, accountability still held force, and Gray left office in disgrace.—
Douglas M. Charles,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Yes, this could be her situationship with disgrace-to-my-first-name Zack Bia.—
Zach Schiffman,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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An Italian activist who was part of the Gaza aid flotilla and subsequently detained by Israel has described allegations of being mistreated and humiliated while in Israeli custody, with little access to legal assistance.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Even its most mean-spirited plotline, in which a married couple assemble a fake theater production to humiliate their ex-neighbor whose noisiness prompted them to move, is presented as more of a gentle exercise in silliness than anything truly vindictive.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Republicans argue Democrats want to fund health care for immigrants in the country illegally, a claim Democrats deny.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Once there, she was assigned a bare mattress on the floor and denied religious accommodations, including Halal meals, her lawyers said.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When rumors flew in the colonies that Franklin had personally designed the Stamp Act, William refuted the charges.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Strowman quickly refuted this claim on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Until very recently, people who have been pregnant or given birth kept the experience to themselves; a sense of secrecy or even shame pervaded the realities of welcoming a child.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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The remorse, the sorrow, the regret, the disappointment, the shame.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The minor student created memes and posted them on the Instagram account to embarrass and make fun of the students.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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That behavior is embarrassing anywhere, and goes against all of golf etiquette.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The higher-ups are disbelieving, but Alex points out that the network has a fancy new AI that can replicate her voice in a zillion languages.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
24 Sep. 2025
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Pearl, Dale’s adult daughter, vacillates between disbelieving that her father committed suicide and blaming her mother for it.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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Teams found a way to negate Forest’s counter-attacking style.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The internet, however, was skeptical and shredded that session’s data in short order, negating it.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Discredit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discredit. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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