discredit

discredit is a 9-letter English word with 9 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit.
2. noun. Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things.
3. transitive verb. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.
4. transitive verb. To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.
5. transitive verb. To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace.
6. noun. 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"

   Synonyms: disrepute

7. verb. reject as false; refuse to accept

   Synonyms: disbelieve

8. verb. cause to be distrusted or disbelieved

   "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"

9. verb. damage the reputation of

   "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

   Synonyms: disgrace

Synonyms

disrepute, disbelieve, disgrace

Common word forms

discredits, discredited, discrediting, discreditable

Words from these letters

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