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All discredit synonyms

dis·cred·it
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noun discredit

  • unpopular — not popular; disliked or ignored by the public or by persons generally.
  • shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
  • infamy — extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act: a time that will live in infamy.
  • degradation — You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially one which involves poverty or immorality.
  • ignominious — marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable; humiliating: an ignominious retreat.
  • pudency — modesty; bashfulness; shamefacedness.
  • ill fame — bad reputation, especially in sexual matters.
  • ignominy — disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
  • unbelief — the state or quality of not believing; incredulity or skepticism, especially in matters of doctrine or religious faith.
  • dishonour — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
  • incredulousness — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
  • opprobrium — the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy.
  • disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.
  • scandal — a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
  • disrepute — bad repute; low regard; disfavor (usually preceded by in or into): Some literary theories have fallen into disrepute.
  • unbelieving — not believing; skeptical.
  • scorcher — a person or thing that scorches.
  • brickbat — Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.
  • unfaith — lack of faith, especially religious faith; unbelief.
  • inglorious — shameful; disgraceful: inglorious retreat.
  • disparagement — the act of disparaging.
  • shameful — causing shame: shameful behavior.

verb discredit

  • question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
  • query — a question; an inquiry.
  • suspect — to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
  • demean — If you demean yourself, you do something which makes people have less respect for you.
  • insult — to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
  • humiliate — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
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