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discredit

/dɪsˈkredɪt/verb

उच्चारण डिस्क्रेडिट

बदनाम करना, साख गिराना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb/sth

    to make people stop respecting or trusting somebody or something

    बदनाम करना, साख गिराना

    • The opposition tried to discredit the minister.
    • The scandal discredited the whole department.

    Synonyms disgrace dishonour defame shame smear

    Opposite honour credit vindicate

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth

    to make people stop believing that something is true; to make something appear unlikely to be true

    (किसी बात को) अविश्वसनीय या झूठा सिद्ध करना

    • These theories have now been discredited.
    • New evidence discredited his statement.

    Synonyms disprove refute debunk invalidate explode

    Opposite prove confirm support

noun
  1. 1

    [U] formal

    damage to somebody's reputation; loss of respect

    बदनामी, अपयश, अपकीर्ति

    • Cheating in the exam brought discredit on the whole school.

    Synonyms disgrace dishonour shame disrepute ignominy

    Opposite credit honour glory

Idioms 1

to sb's discredit

in a way that makes people have less respect for somebody

(किसी की) बदनामी की बात यह है कि

  • To his discredit, he never apologised for the mistake.
◇Word family
discreditable adjectivediscredited adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

disgrace dishonour defame shame smear disprove refute debunk invalidate explode disrepute ignominy

Antonyms

honour credit vindicate prove confirm support glory

§Grammar and usage

Bring discredit on or upon somebody, as in 'His behaviour brought discredit on his family'.

'bring discredit on' या 'upon somebody' आता है, जैसे 'His behaviour brought discredit on his family'।