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It has been my policy not to respond to each of the many canards which have been part of the campaign to discredit my investigation, nor to waste time trying to prove negatives.
Jim Garrison

Meaning of "discredit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISCREDIT

discredit  [dɪsˈkrɛdɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISCREDIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Discredit is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb discredit in English.

WHAT DOES DISCREDIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Discrediting tactic

The expression discrediting tactics refers to personal attacks for example in politics and in court cases. Discredit also means to not give the credit that was deserved, to cheat someone out of credit.

Definition of discredit in the English dictionary

The first definition of discredit in the dictionary is to damage the reputation of. Other definition of discredit is to cause to be disbelieved or distrusted. Discredit is also to reject as untrue or of questionable accuracy.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISCREDIT

PRESENT

Present
I discredit
you discredit
he/she/it discredits
we discredit
you discredit
they discredit
Present continuous
I am discrediting
you are discrediting
he/she/it is discrediting
we are discrediting
you are discrediting
they are discrediting
Present perfect
I have discredited
you have discredited
he/she/it has discredited
we have discredited
you have discredited
they have discredited
Present perfect continuous
I have been discrediting
you have been discrediting
he/she/it has been discrediting
we have been discrediting
you have been discrediting
they have been discrediting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I discredited
you discredited
he/she/it discredited
we discredited
you discredited
they discredited
Past continuous
I was discrediting
you were discrediting
he/she/it was discrediting
we were discrediting
you were discrediting
they were discrediting
Past perfect
I had discredited
you had discredited
he/she/it had discredited
we had discredited
you had discredited
they had discredited
Past perfect continuous
I had been discrediting
you had been discrediting
he/she/it had been discrediting
we had been discrediting
you had been discrediting
they had been discrediting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will discredit
you will discredit
he/she/it will discredit
we will discredit
you will discredit
they will discredit
Future continuous
I will be discrediting
you will be discrediting
he/she/it will be discrediting
we will be discrediting
you will be discrediting
they will be discrediting
Future perfect
I will have discredited
you will have discredited
he/she/it will have discredited
we will have discredited
you will have discredited
they will have discredited
Future perfect continuous
I will have been discrediting
you will have been discrediting
he/she/it will have been discrediting
we will have been discrediting
you will have been discrediting
they will have been discrediting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would discredit
you would discredit
he/she/it would discredit
we would discredit
you would discredit
they would discredit
Conditional continuous
I would be discrediting
you would be discrediting
he/she/it would be discrediting
we would be discrediting
you would be discrediting
they would be discrediting
Conditional perfect
I would have discredit
you would have discredit
he/she/it would have discredit
we would have discredit
you would have discredit
they would have discredit
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been discrediting
you would have been discrediting
he/she/it would have been discrediting
we would have been discrediting
you would have been discrediting
they would have been discrediting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you discredit
we let´s discredit
you discredit
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to discredit
Past participle
discredited
Present Participle
discrediting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISCREDIT


accredit
əˈkrɛdɪt
coedit
kəʊˈɛdɪt
credit
ˈkrɛdɪt
disaccredit
ˌdɪsəˈkrɛdɪt
edit
ˈɛdɪt
eurocredit
ˈjʊərəʊˌkrɛdɪt
geddit
ˈɡɛdɪt
micro-credit
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkrɛdɪt
miscredit
ˌmɪsˈkrɛdɪt
misedit
ˌmɪsˈɛdɪt
noncredit
ˌnɒnˈkrɛdɪt
preedit
priːˈɛdɪt
reedit
riːˈɛdɪt
subedit
sʌbˈɛdɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISCREDIT

discreditable
discreditably
discredited
discreet
discreetly
discreetness
discrepance
discrepancies
discrepancy
discrepant
discrepantly
discrete
discretely
discreteness
discretion
discretional
discretionally
discretionarily
discretionary

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISCREDIT

Bank Giro Credit
carbon credit
confirmed credit
confirmed letter of credit
consumer credit
copy-edit
documentary letter of credit
export credit
family credit
letter of credit
line of credit
on credit
overedit
reaccredit
revolving credit
Social Credit
tax credit
Working Families Tax Credit

Synonyms and antonyms of discredit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISCREDIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «discredit» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of discredit

Translation of «discredit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISCREDIT

Find out the translation of discredit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of discredit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «discredit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使…丧失信誉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desacreditar
570 millions of speakers

English

discredit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बदनाम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشويه سمعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дискредитировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desmerecer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অখ্যাতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

discréditer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mendiskreditkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in Misskredit bringen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

信用を傷つける
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실추시키다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Discredit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không tin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழிவுபடுத்தும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संशय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kötülemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

screditare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zdyskredytować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дискредитувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

discredita
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυσφημίσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diskrediteer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

misskreditera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

diskreditere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of discredit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISCREDIT»

The term «discredit» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.276 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISCREDIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «discredit» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «discredit» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about discredit

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10 QUOTES WITH «DISCREDIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word discredit.
1
Dianna Agron
My goal has always been not to look forward to the next thing, but to relish and celebrate the successes I have at the moment. Whether it's landing a part in a student film or having a good day in acting class, I never discredit anything.
2
Rachel Cusk
The anorexic is out to prove how little she needs, how little she can survive on; she is out, in a sense, to discredit her nurturers, while at the same time making a public crisis out of her need for nurture. Such vulnerability and such power: it brings the whole female machinery to a halt.
3
Jim Garrison
It has been my policy not to respond to each of the many canards which have been part of the campaign to discredit my investigation, nor to waste time trying to prove negatives.
4
Tim Gunn
I found early on in teaching, if you're too blunt an instrument, the students discredit you and think you're just being mean. They're not interested in what you have to say.
5
Tim Gunn
I learned quickly that if the student's perception is that you're not listening to them, and not understanding them, they discredit you.
6
Chad Hugo
For me, I'm just trying to be the best at what I do. I'll wave an Asian American flag if I get that opportunity. I'm not hiding or trying to discredit my background or anything, I just haven't had the opportunity.
7
Polykarp Kusch
If, on occasion, the knowledge brought by science leads to an unhappy end, this is not to the discredit of science but is rather an indication of an imperfect ability to use wisely the gifts placed within our hands.
8
Bob Latta
One of the things that was probably to Dad's discredit was that he was never a fund-raiser. But he didn't live in an era of TV ads.
9
Norma McCorvey
They tried to discredit me. I used to tell them, There's many wonderful people out there who can't have children, who would want to have these children.
10
Bryant H. McGill
A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISCREDIT»

Discover the use of discredit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to discredit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Social Discredit: Anti-Semitism, Social Credit, and the ...
Social Discredit offers a fresh perspective on both the Social Credit movement and the Canadian Jewish Congress, substantively revising Social Credit historiography and providing a valuable addition to Canadian Jewish studies.
Janine Stingel, 2000
2
What Are You Without God?: How to Discredit Religious ...
This book articulates the "None of the Above" alternative to the multiple-choice question of gods and religion.
Christopher Krzeminski, 2013
3
Bulletin
Moderately full 2 Discredit v. s. X-s. M-m. 1-v. m. 1 H-e. 2. Chine. — Straight; strong; broadly developed, with open vertebrae 6 Discredit v. s. H-s. Ji-m. Mi-v. m. H-t. 1. Barrel. — Long; of wedge shape; well rounded; with a large abdomen, trimly ...
University of Wisconsin--Madison. College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Research Division, University of Wisconsin--Madison. Agricultural Experiment Station, 1916
4
Bulletin
Of moderate depth and lowness; smooth and moderately full in the brisket, full in the foreflanks (or through at the heart) 6 Discredit v. s. Ji-s. M-m. 1-v. m. 1 H-c 2. Crops. — Moderately full 2 Discredit v. s. H-". H-m. 1-v. m. 1 H-c. 2. Chine.
5
Holstein-Friesian cattle: A history of the breed and its ...
Discredits. Hair and Handlino. Hair healthful in appearance: "1 Fine, soft and furry ; Skin of medium thickness and 1 loose; > Mellow under the hand: The secretions oily, abundant, and of a ricb brown or yellow color; J Discredit, v. s. 1-4 ; s.
Frederick Lowell Houghton, 1897
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Bulletin
Discredit, vs J, s X, m %, vm X. e 1. Face Of medium length; clean and trim, especially under the eyes ; the bridge of the nose straight 2 Discredit, s J. m X, Q } i. 1 Discredit, s i, m X, e X- Ears .... Of medium size; of fine texture; the hair plentiful ...
Missouri. State Dept. of Agriculture, 1918
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Monthly Bulletin
Chine . . . . , . . . Barrel . . . . . . . . Loln and Hills Thurl. . .. Quarters. . . . . I-'lanks....... DESCRIPTION Discredits Possible score Decidedly ferrinine in appearance; flue in contour . . . . . . . Discredit, vs L s '/4. m 1%, vm V, e 1. Broad between the eyes;  ...
8
Publications of the American Statistical Association
DWELLINQ HOUSE SCORE CARD— Continued I— DWELLING— 100 POINTS. 9. Total Window Space, not less than 20% of total floor space. . . . (Discredit point for each deficiency of 1% — e.g., window spare 16% of floor space, discredit 1 ...
9
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the ...
Points. Shoulders — Of medium height; of medium thickness, and smoothly rounded at tops; broad and full at sides; smooth over front. . 4 Discredit, v. s. %; s. V-l', m. %; v. m. %; e. 1. Chest — Deep and low; well filled and smooth in the brisket; ...
New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture, 1902
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Annual Report
Chest — Deep and low; well filled and smooth in the brisket; broad between the forearms; full in the foreflanks (or through at the heart) 8 Discredit, v. s. %; s. y2; m . 1; v. m. iy2; e. 2. Crops — Comparatively full; nearly level with the shoulders 4 ...
New York (State) Dept. of Agriculture, 1902

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISCREDIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term discredit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Athens: 'Creditors trying to discredit our offer' - BBC News
"It seems that they simply do not like the proposals, once again, and they look for the (same) way to discredit them." So that doesn't sound as ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
How the Mainstream Media Discredit Greek Democracy | Global …
How the Mainstream Media Discredit Greek Democracy. By Jonathan Cook. Global Research, July 06, 2015. Jonathan Cook: the Blog from Nazareth 6 July ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
3
Obama calls for discredit of Islamic State's 'twisted thinking' - UPI.com
He called for governments and individuals alike to "discredit their ideology, their twisted thinking," which draws extremists to their ranks. «UPI.com, Jul 15»
4
RWA ex-chief claims 'effort to discredit' Kashmiri leadership
LAHORE - Perturbed by a new high in Kashmiri freedom struggle, Indian spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) has taken to throwing ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
5
Judgement Debt report a discredited attempt to discredit Akufo-Addo
Nana Akufo Addo Lawyer, Nana Asante Bediatuo, says if the findings of the Judgement Debt Commission were meant to smear Nana ... «Vibe Ghana, Jul 15»
6
Camila Batmanghelidjh: government trying to discredit me
The children's charity boss Camila Batmanghelidjh has accused the government of briefing against her Kids Company after it emerged that she ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Cyber racists out to discredit ANC-led alliance: Nzimande
File: The ANC-led Tripartite Alliance says an example of under-handed efforts to discredit it, is cyber-racism. Photo: Pixabay / Niek Verlaan. «eNCA, Jul 15»
8
Anti-Azerbaijani forces fail to discredit European Games – minister
Anti-Azerbaijani forces holding the campaign to discredit the First European Games failed to achieve their goals, Azerbaijani Minister of Youth ... «Trend News Agency, Jul 15»
9
Wrong to discredit herbicide-resistant GMOs with C-word
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved for use in 15 states a new product called Enlist Duo, which is produced by the ... «Genetic Literacy Project, Jun 15»
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The Bizarre Quest to Discredit America's Most Important Nutrition …
To discredit NHANES is a big deal, so it's no surprise that criticism of Archer's work popped up almost immediately. Brenda Davies and Paul ... «TakePart, Jun 15»

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