Sentence examples for were discredited 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.
Social workers were discredited and disempowered.
Mr. Weinglass, Ms. Boudin's lawyer, said Ms. Braudy's allegations were discredited long ago.
However, the various relics of it were discredited by the end of the 18th century.
The leftists outnumbered the liberal democrats, who were discredited by the failures of the nineties.
Scientists who were actively against military use of nuclear power were discredited.
(Later claims that Petőfi had been taken prisoner and sent to Siberia were discredited).
The old codes were discredited, and no one knew what the new codes would be.
It would be a shame if they were discredited because he claimed too much too soon.
It is interesting that Bertillon measurements were discredited but photography and the use of proper names for identification survived.
The previous budget rules were discredited during the last decade when Germany and France essentially ignored their deficit-cap provisions.
In some countries, business and traditional elites were discredited by their collaboration with Fascist regimes or the German occupation.
