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Word: Discredit
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from dis- (expressing reversal) + credit, on the pattern of Italian (di)scredito (noun), (di)screditare (verb), and French discrédit (noun), discréditer (verb)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈskrɛdɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
harm the good reputation of
Short Definition:harm good reputation of
Examples:- his remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him
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