discredit – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: dishonour,
dishonor,
disregard,
brush aside,
brush off,
discount,
ignore,
push aside,
dismiss,
belittle,
disparage,
pick at,
reject
discredit
v.
doubt; question, challenge, disbelieve; defame, ruin the reputation of
n.
disbelief, doubt; disrepute, loss of a good reputation
Discrediting tactic
The expression
discrediting tactics refers to
personal attacks, for example in politics and in court cases. Discredit also means to not give the credit that was deserved, to cheat someone out of credit.
discredit
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) disrepute
(hypernym) dishonor, dishonour
(hyponym) infamy
Verb
1. cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
(hypernym) dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
(derivation) disrepute
2. damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"
(synonym) disgrace
(hypernym) disparage, belittle, pick at
(derivation) disrepute
3. reject as false; refuse to accept
(synonym) disbelieve
(hypernym) reject
(hyponym) doubt
discrédit
nm.
discredit, disbelief, disrepute
discredit
v.
diskreditovat; zostudit
n.
diskreditace; zostuzení
