discredit
verb
[ dɪsˈkrɛdɪt ]
• harm the good reputation of.
• "his remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him"
Similar:
disgrace,
dishonour,
bring into disrepute,
damage someone's reputation,
blacken someone's name,
destroy someone's credibility,
drag through the mud/mire,
put/show in a bad light,
reflect badly on,
compromise,
give someone a bad name,
bring into disfavour,
stigmatize,
detract from,
disparage,
denigrate,
devalue,
diminish,
demean,
belittle,
defame,
slander,
cast aspersions on,
malign,
vilify,
calumniate,
smear,
tarnish,
besmirch,
soil,
slur,
do a hatchet job on,
smirch,
besmear,
Opposite:
do credit to,
discredit
noun
• loss or lack of reputation or respect.
• "his actions were such that they brought discredit on his profession"
Similar:
dishonour,
disrepute,
ill repute,
loss of reputation,
loss of respect,
disgrace,
shame,
humiliation,
ignominy,
infamy,
notoriety,
censure,
blame,
reproach,
odium,
opprobrium,
stigma,
harm,
damage,
scandal,
disesteem,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from dis- (expressing reversal) + credit, on the pattern of Italian ( di)scredito (noun), ( di)screditare (verb), and French discrédit (noun), discréditer (verb).
