All discredit synonyms
disΒ·credΒ·it
D d verb discredit
- blame β If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
- doubt β to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- vilify β to speak ill of; defame; slander.
- disgrace β the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- smear β to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- defame β If someone defames another person or thing, they say bad and untrue things about them.
- slander β defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- degrade β Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
- disprove β to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
- destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- disparage β to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- distrust β to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- shoot β to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- slur β to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed by over): The report slurred over her contribution to the enterprise.
- pooh-pooh β to express disdain or contempt for; dismiss lightly: He pooh-poohed all their superstitious fears.
- dishonor β lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- disesteem β to hold in low regard; think unfavorably of.
- censure β If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
- puncture β the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
- disfavor β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- reproach β to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- deny β When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- challenge β A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- mistrust β lack of trust or confidence; distrust.
- discount β to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- disbelieve β to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- dispute β to engage in argument or debate.
- blow up β If someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion.
- put down β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- run down β melted or liquefied: run butter.
- show up β to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- tear down β to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew.
noun discredit
- bad name β Used other than as an idiom: see bad,β name.
- agnosticism β Agnosticism is the belief that it is not possible to say definitely whether or not there is a God. Compare atheism.
- disbarment β to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- unworthiness β not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- underestimation β to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
- reflection β the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- doghouse β a small shelter for a dog.
- reproof β the act of reproving, censuring, or rebuking.
- self-reproach β blame or censure by one's own conscience.
- zinger β a quick, witty, or pointed remark or retort: During the debate she made a couple of zingers that deflated the opposition.
- contempt β If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant.
- odium β intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
- shamefacedness β modest or bashful.
- demurral β the act or an instance of demurring
- disfavour β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.