discredit

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1)  To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ，
 * Dutch: in diskrediet brengen
 * Esperanto: senkreditigi
 * Finnish:, saattaa huonoon valoon, osoittaa vääräksi,
 * French:
 * German: in Misskredit bringen,
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 信用を落とす, 信用を傷つける,
 * Maori: whakahōnorekore, whakahahani, whakarōriki, whakanano, whakatuohu
 * Polish: dyskredytować, zdyskredytować
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ;, ; ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,

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.
 * Later accounts have brought the story into discredit.
 * 1)  A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.
 * 2) * 1815, Doctor Rogers, “A good Life the best Ornament of the Christian Profession” (sermon), in Family Lectures: or, a copious Collection of Sermons, F. C. and J. Rivington et al., page 351:
 * It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession.
 * 1)  The state of being discredited or disbelieved.
 * Later accounts have brought the story into discredit.
 * 1)  A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.
 * 2) * 1815, Doctor Rogers, “A good Life the best Ornament of the Christian Profession” (sermon), in Family Lectures: or, a copious Collection of Sermons, F. C. and J. Rivington et al., page 351:
 * It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession.
 * 1)  The state of being discredited or disbelieved.
 * Later accounts have brought the story into discredit.
 * 1)  A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.
 * 2) * 1815, Doctor Rogers, “A good Life the best Ornament of the Christian Profession” (sermon), in Family Lectures: or, a copious Collection of Sermons, F. C. and J. Rivington et al., page 351:
 * It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession.

Translations

 * Finnish: epäuskottavuus, epäluotettavuus
 * French:
 * German: Misskredit
 * Italian:, , , ,
 * Manx: anghoo
 * Maori: hōnorekore
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish: huono maine
 * Portuguese:

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) disrepute