Discredit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being held in low esteem

cause to be distrusted or disbelieved

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæmsəlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskɹˈɛdɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskɹˈɛdɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæmsəlɚ/.

Examples

your actions will bring discredit to your name
because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute
The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disgrace disrepute disbelieve

Antonyms

believe repute

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being held in low esteem “your actions will bring discredit to your name”
verb	cause to be distrusted or disbelieved “The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary”
verb	damage the reputation of “This newspaper story discredits the politicians”
verb	reject as false; refuse to accept

Word Forms

discredit	verb	cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
discredit	noun	the state of being held in low esteem
disgrace	noun	a state of dishonor
disbeliever	noun	someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

diskreditieren

der Zustand der geringen Wertschätzung

🇫🇷French

discrédit

l'état d'être tenu en basse estime

🇪🇸Spanish

descrédito

el estado de ser tenido en baja estima

🇮🇹Italian

discredito

lo stato di essere tenuto in scarsa considerazione

🇳🇱Dutch

diskrediet

de staat van laag aanzien

🇵🇹Portuguese

desacreditar

o estado de ser tido em baixa estima

🇷🇺Russian

дискредитировать

состояние, когда тебя уважают

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बदनाम

कम सम्मान में रखे जाने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম্মান

নিম্ন সম্মানে অনুষ্ঠিত হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிவு

குறைந்த மதிப்பில் நடத்தப்படும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అపకీర్తి

తక్కువ గౌరవం ఉన్న స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

बदनामी

कमी सन्मानात ठेवण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

બદનામ

નીચા સન્માનમાં રાખવામાં આવે તેવી સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪಖ್ಯಾತಿ

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಗೌರವವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപകീർത്തി

കുറഞ്ഞ ബഹുമാനത്തിൽ സൂക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਨਾਮ

ਘੱਟ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدنام کرنا

کم عزت میں رکھے جانے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抹黑

受到轻视的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

信用を失う

低く評価されている状態

🇰🇷Korean

불신

낮은 평가를 받고 있는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm mất uy tín

tình trạng bị coi thường

🇹🇭Thai

ความเสื่อมเสียชื่อเสียง

ภาวะถูกยกย่องนับถือต่ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendiskreditkan

keadaan diremehkan

🇵🇭Filipino

siraan

ang estado ng pagiging gaganapin sa mababang pagpapahalaga

🇲🇾Malay

memburukkan nama

keadaan dipandang rendah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشويه السمعة

حالة من الاحترام المتدني

🇮🇷Persian

بی اعتبار کردن

وضعیت کم احترامی

🇹🇷Turkish

itibarsızlaştırmak

düşük saygınlıkta tutulma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִפְגוֹעַ בְּאֲמִינוּת

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