discredit
dis kre duht
- n the state of being held in low esteem
your actions will bring discredit to your name - v cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary - v damage the reputation of
This newspaper story discredits the politicians - v reject as false; refuse to accept
- The White House-inspired campaign to discredit President Nixon's chief Watergate accuser, former White House Counsel John Dean, continued last week.
- While the discrepancies do not, on their own, discredit Clarke's larger arguments, they do raise questions about whether Clarke's eagerness to publicize his story and rip the Bush .
- Not content to criticize Ford on the legitimate grounds of his callowness and lack of legislative accomplishments, some dredged up his "high yellow" skin color to discredit him .