1
as in humiliating
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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2
as in denying
to think not to be true or real
I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted
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as in refuting
to prove to be false
the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited
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Recent Examples of discrediting
Already, Cuba’s top diplomats have been sharing propaganda content discrediting Machado as a warmonger.
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Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
There would be accusations of race manipulation, an online mob discrediting Wallace’s win as undeserved, and an angry Joe Gibbs Racing organization, which would now realize Hamlin puts another team’s interests ahead of their own.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Further discrediting itself, Thursday’s writeup includes a marketing pitch for the SquareX platform.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Wolfenbarger’s defense attorneys began to focus on discrediting Norma as a witness after prosecutors relied on her testimony to show the jury that her daughter Melissa had allegedly suffered abuse at the hands of her husband before her 1998 disappearance, according to WSB-TV.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Right-wing Channel 14 has devoted coverage in recent weeks to discrediting some reports of starving children.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
In the early 2000s, the program ruled against more than 5,000 claims from families who said vaccines led to their children’s autism, citing hundreds of scientific studies discrediting the link.
—Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
That’s because every time a Chinese company has the temerity to succeed stateside, protectionist impulses within the political and administrative classes get to work on discrediting the company with charges of – yes – espionage.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Poor data quality can provide wrong models and alerts, discrediting predictive monitoring.
—Hrushikesh Deshmukh, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
There would be accusations of race manipulation, an online mob discrediting Wallace’s win as undeserved, and an angry Joe Gibbs Racing organization, which would now realize Hamlin puts another team’s interests ahead of their own.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Further discrediting itself, Thursday’s writeup includes a marketing pitch for the SquareX platform.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Wolfenbarger’s defense attorneys began to focus on discrediting Norma as a witness after prosecutors relied on her testimony to show the jury that her daughter Melissa had allegedly suffered abuse at the hands of her husband before her 1998 disappearance, according to WSB-TV.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Right-wing Channel 14 has devoted coverage in recent weeks to discrediting some reports of starving children.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
In the early 2000s, the program ruled against more than 5,000 claims from families who said vaccines led to their children’s autism, citing hundreds of scientific studies discrediting the link.
—Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
That’s because every time a Chinese company has the temerity to succeed stateside, protectionist impulses within the political and administrative classes get to work on discrediting the company with charges of – yes – espionage.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Poor data quality can provide wrong models and alerts, discrediting predictive monitoring.
—Hrushikesh Deshmukh, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discrediting
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This announcement, humiliating the involved member, is harmful.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
29 Aug. 2025
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The prince also accused his father of cutting him off financially, and Meghan said the royals discussed denying their children prince and princess titles and police protection.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Democrats are using their only point of leverage in the minority — denying the GOP enough votes to advance the stopgap funding bill passed by the House — as a way to force a debate about expiring health care subsidies.—
Deirdre Walsh,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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Michaels took to her Instagram days after the release of Fit for TV to post a series of screenshots of text chains, email threads, and other pieces of documentation refuting or otherwise complicating each claim leveled at her.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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Health experts and medical organizations are refuting claims of a link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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For French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin, the heist spotlights embarrassing security failings at one of France’s most venerable institutions.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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The New York Mets fell short of the postseason in embarrassing fashion last season, so this offseason is going to be more important than ever.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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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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But while his strategy is working well negating Ohtani, the Brewers have their own problems.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Thom Harris found that some players are negating the tactic by simply ignoring it.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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With more than 3,000 related posts on the app, Bushtok has also sparked conversations about the stigma of female body hair, specifically pubic hair, and its impact on body shaming culture.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately for de Moura, Lemigova had already told not just her wife, but their daughters about all of the above, rendering her attempt at shaming her with that information totally powerless.—
James Factora,
Them.,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Discrediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discrediting. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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