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Adjective discredited has 2 senses
- discredited, damaged - being unjustly brought into disrepute; "a discredited politician"; "her damaged reputation"
Antonym: reputable (indirect, via disreputable)
- discredited, disgraced, dishonored, shamed - suffering shame
Antonym: unashamed (indirect, via ashamed)
Verb discredit has 3 senses
- discredit - cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
--1 is one way to dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- discredit, disgrace - damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"
--2 is one way to disparage, belittle, pick at
Sample sentence:
The performance is likely to discredit Sue
- disbelieve, discredit - reject as false; refuse to accept
--3 is one way to reject
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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