discredit
gb/dɪskɹˈɛdət/ us/dɪskɹˈɛdət/
C1
Englisch
~ 9100
Bedeutungen
0 Bedeutungen
Verb
C1
action
1
harm someone's reputation
to make people respect or trust a person, group, or thing less
Verwendungsmuster:
to discredit [someone/something]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes use *discredit* like an adjective (e.g. *"He is very discredit"*). This is incorrect; use *"discredited"* as an adjective (e.g. *"a discredited politician"*) or use a verb phrase like *"He has lost credibility"*.
Synonyme
defame (Often suggests serious or public harm to someone's reputation, sometimes in a legal context.)
Antonyme
vindicate (Means to clear someone of blame or suspicion, restoring their reputation.)
Wortverbindungen
seek to discredit
|attempt to discredit
|campaign to discredit
|designed to discredit
|used to discredit
|efforts to discredit
Themen
communication
|politics
|law
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- The article was clearly written to discredit the whistleblower.
- Opponents tried to discredit her by spreading stories about her personal life.
- The leaked emails did little to discredit the candidate in the eyes of his supporters.
- He accused the company of attempting to discredit him after he complained.
- Any mistake in the report could discredit the entire investigation.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The news story tried to discredit the doctor.
- Her rivals spread lies to discredit her before the vote.
- One angry customer cannot discredit a good company.
- They failed to discredit the witness in court.
- The rumors did not discredit him with his friends.
Verb
C1
action
2
show an idea is unreliable
to show that an idea, story, or report is not true or not good enough to trust
Verwendungsmuster:
to discredit [a claim/idea/report/theory]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse *discredit* with *discourage*. *Discredit* is about truth or reputation (e.g. *"discredit a theory"*), while *discourage* is about making someone less willing to do something (e.g. *"discourage students from cheating"*).
Synonyme
debunk (Commonly used for exposing false or exaggerated claims, often in a clearer or more informal tone.)
Antonyme
corroborate (Means to provide supporting evidence that makes a claim or statement more believable.)
Wortverbindungen
discredit a theory
|discredit a report
|discredit the evidence
|discredit the testimony
|discredit a claim
|discredit the findings
Themen
science
|law
|academic
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- New data from the trial appear to discredit the earlier study.
- The witness's changing story completely discredited his testimony.
- Several experts have discredited the report as unscientific.
- Her careful research helped to discredit the popular myth.
- One mistake in the figures does not automatically discredit the entire analysis.
Beispiele für Lernende
- Scientists later discredited the old theory.
- The video helped discredit the false story.
- The lawyer tried to discredit the report in court.
- More studies are needed to discredit this claim.
- These facts do not fully discredit his idea.
Nomen
formal
C1
state
3
loss of reputation or respect
a situation where people respect someone or something less because of bad actions or mistakes
Verwendungsmuster:
to bring discredit on [someone/something]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes say *"make discredit"* instead of *"bring discredit"* (e.g. incorrect: *"This will make discredit for the company"*; correct: *"This will bring discredit on the company"*).
Synonyme
dishonor (Often has a slightly more moral or emotional tone, especially about serious shame.)
Antonyme
credit (In this context, *credit* means praise or approval that improves someone's reputation.)
Wortverbindungen
bring discredit on
|to his discredit
|fall into discredit
|in discredit
|bring nothing but discredit
Themen
reputation
|morality
|society
|relationships
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- His actions brought discredit on the entire organization.
- To her discredit, she never apologized for the error.
- The scandal has placed the ministry in discredit with the public.
- Such behavior brings nothing but discredit to the profession.
- The company is anxious to avoid any discredit to its name.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The lie brought discredit on the team.
- To his discredit, he hid the problem.
- This mistake will bring discredit to the school.
- Their actions put the club in discredit.
- The report caused discredit for the project.
Nomen
C1
entity
4
person or thing causing shame
a person or thing that makes a group, family, or job look bad
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone] is a discredit to [a group]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may confuse *"a discredit to"* with *"discredited"*. Use *"a discredit to"* before a group (e.g. *"a discredit to the team"*). Use *"discredited"* to describe the person directly (e.g. *"a discredited doctor"*).
Synonyme
disgrace (Slightly stronger and more emotional, often used for very shameful behavior.)
Antonyme
credit (As in the phrase *"a credit to the team"*, meaning someone who makes the group look good.)
Wortverbindungen
a discredit to his family
|a discredit to the profession
|a discredit to the team
|prove a discredit to
|such a discredit
Themen
reputation
|family
|work
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- He is a discredit to the uniform he wears.
- Such behavior makes you a discredit to the company.
- The incident was a real discredit to the sport.
- Cheating students are a discredit to the university.
- Their unprofessional conduct is a discredit to the entire industry.
Beispiele für Lernende
- He is a discredit to his family.
- They were a discredit to the team.
- Her rude words are a discredit to the school.
- The fake review is a discredit to the website.
- Such actions are a discredit to our group.
Grammatik
Grundform
discredit
IPA
GB/dɪskɹˈɛdət/
US/dɪskɹˈɛdət/
Silben & Betonung
dis - cred - it (3 Silben)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cred)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: discredit
- Plural: discredit
Verb
- Base: discredit
- 3rd Person Singular: discredits
- Present Participle: discrediting
- Past: discredited
Wortfamilie
Forms
discredits
verb
discrediting
verb
discredited
verb
Core family
Negative and opposite forms
incredible
adjective B1
incredibly
adverb A2
Advanced or less common
accredit
verb C1
accreditation
noun C1
Ausdrücke
bring discredit on
1/bɹˈɪŋ dɪskɹˈɛdət ˈɔn/
fixed phrase
formal
cause someone to lose respect
to make people respect someone or something less because of bad actions or mistakes
Beispiele
- Their unethical practices brought discredit on the whole department.
- The scandal may bring discredit on the charity, even though most staff did nothing wrong.
fall into discredit
1/fˈɔl ˈɪntu dɪskɹˈɛdət/
fixed phrase
formal
stop being respected or trusted
to stop being respected or trusted by people, often because of problems or changes in opinion
Beispiele
- The theory fell into discredit after several major studies failed to support it.
- Once widely admired, the politician quickly fell into discredit following the corruption charges.
reflect discredit on
1/ɹɪflˈɛkt dɪskɹˈɛdət ˈɔn/
fixed phrase
formal
make someone look bad by association
to make a person or group look bad or guilty because something bad is linked with them
Beispiele
- The actions of a few employees should not reflect discredit on the entire company.
- Her rude comments reflect discredit on the whole team.
to one's discredit
1/tə wˈʌnz dɪskɹˈɛdət/
fixed phrase
formal
showing that someone is at fault
used to say that something is bad for a person and makes people respect them less
Beispiele
- To his discredit, he never mentioned the serious risks to his clients.
- It is very much to the company's discredit that they ignored the complaints for so long.
- To your discredit, you chose not to support your colleague when she needed you.