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Uncommondiscredit
The correct spelling is discredit.
How to pronounce discredit
noun
Say it like: Dis-cre-dit
The correct spelling is discredit. Discrediting or disbelieving. For example: "Later accounts have brought the story into discredit."
Usage Examples
“Later accounts have brought the story into discredit.”
“The candidate tried to discredit his opponent.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Discrediting or disbelieving.
- 2.A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution.
- 3.The state of being discredited or disbelieved.
- 4.A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.
verb
- 1.To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
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