Sentence examples for the discredit from inspiring English sources
verb
To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
- The candidate tried to discredit his opponent.
Mr Correa's strongest card is the discredit of his opponents in the traditional parties and their businessmen friends.
That last bit is a quote from Rudyard Kipling, whom Brooks mimics, to the discredit of both.
"This is to the discredit of the Premier League," a high-level Old Trafford source told the Observer.
This claim has "proven to be shallow and baseless, much to the discredit of the anthropological discipline," Dr. Sahlins said in his statement.
At the mercy of unsightly costumes, to the discredit of the listed designer, Karl A. Ruckdeschel, Ellen David fails to provide character progression.
"Everything that is happening in Salt Lake City is to the discredit of the Olympic movement and the sporting spirit," he continued.
Goffman [ 16] identified two levels of stigma: the discredited and the discreditable.
With the discrediting officially discredited, one may ask: What's really going on?
A side effect was the discrediting of candor about unpleasant truths and the enshrinement of "optimism".
It also reflects the discrediting and culling of many Wall Street sell-side analysts.
