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as in humiliated
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 denied
to think not to be true or real
I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted
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as in refuted
to prove to be false
the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited
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Recent Examples of discredited
Eventually, however, Lowell’s ideas were discredited—Schiaparelli, once an ally, renounced them—and the world moved on.
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
By the end of the year, the cold fusion bubble had burst, the technology was discredited, and the concept relegated to bad spy fiction and conspiracy theories.
—New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
Though it has been heavily discredited over the past two years, the ADL will not go quietly.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The scandals, broken staff morale, stripped budgets and fights over policy discredited the agency.
—Barbara Kates-Garnick, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Over the months, rumors have come and gone, gained credibility with corroboration from multiple sources, or been utterly discredited.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
It has been discredited as junk science.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
While all these claims were eventually discredited, Setlow said many other spurious findings have been published in respected scientific journals.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
The memo also focuses on the Steele dossier, a collection of salacious allegations about Trump’s ties to Russia, some of which has been discredited.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 18 July 2025
Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
By the end of the year, the cold fusion bubble had burst, the technology was discredited, and the concept relegated to bad spy fiction and conspiracy theories.
—New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
Though it has been heavily discredited over the past two years, the ADL will not go quietly.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The scandals, broken staff morale, stripped budgets and fights over policy discredited the agency.
—Barbara Kates-Garnick, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Over the months, rumors have come and gone, gained credibility with corroboration from multiple sources, or been utterly discredited.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
It has been discredited as junk science.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
While all these claims were eventually discredited, Setlow said many other spurious findings have been published in respected scientific journals.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
The memo also focuses on the Steele dossier, a collection of salacious allegations about Trump’s ties to Russia, some of which has been discredited.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 18 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discredited
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Inter Miami, clearly humiliated, let out its frustrations after the final whistle, when several Miami players, led by Luis Suarez, got into a scuffle with Seattle players.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
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Having been humiliated at a college party, proceeds to use his tech skills to hack into the accounts of his peers and get revenge.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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Mace's former fiancé denied the accusations.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Caracas has denied this repeatedly.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Other organizations and scientists have refuted the DOE’s review, including the American Meteorological Society, which highlighted further flaws in the report and urged a correction of the findings by the agency.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Both Kraft and Goodell have refuted the claim.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Lying at work often shows up as fraud, and some leaders struggle to know where the line is between criminal fraud and stretching the truth a bit, as disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and former cryptocurrency exchange king Sam Bankman-Fried discovered.—
Lindsay Kohler,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Here, Emmy winner Edebiri’s character accuses Garfield’s assistant professor of assaulting her after a party, and the film tracks his rapid mental dissolution and disgraced academic status with some standout moments.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
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After launching an investigation, the Assemblies of God revoked Stewart’s credentials and dismissed several other Chi Alpha ministers, including Jackson, who had disbelieved Salgado.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
4 Aug. 2025
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This level of support is rare in rape cases, which often see victims disbelieved or vilified.—
Chloe Laws,
Glamour,
19 Dec. 2024
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The bad weather may have been a better option for the Dolphins as they were embarrassed by the Colts, with a final score of 30-8.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images The President fired the nation’s top labor statistician because the jobs numbers embarrassed him.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, a penalty negated most of Thornton’s gain.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Midway through the drive, Dylan Brown intercepted a pass for JSerra, but the play was negated by a roughing the passer penalty on the Lions.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Because hair loss is already stigmatized and shamed.—
Alison Mann,
SELF,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the case of Governor Pritzker insults his body, body shamed him.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Discredited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discredited. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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