Discredit
Discredit , noun
[Compare French discrédit.]
1.
The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit.
2.
Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things.
It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession.
Discredit , transitive verb
[Compare French discréditer.]
1.
To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.
2.
To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.
An occasion might be given to the... papists of discrediting our common English Bible.
2.
To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace.
He... least discredits his travels who returns the same man he went.