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1 discredit
I [dɪs'kredɪt]nome discredito m.II [dɪs'kredɪt]to bring discredit on sb. — gettare discredito su qcn
verbo transitivo screditare [ person]; mettere in dubbio [report, theory]* * *[dis'kredit] 1. noun((something that causes) loss of good reputation.) discredito, disistima2. verb1) (to show (a story etc) to be false.) screditare2) (to disgrace.) screditare•- discreditably* * *discredit /dɪsˈkrɛdɪt/n. [u]1 discredito: to fall into discredit, cadere in discredito; to bring discredit on sb. [st.], screditare q. [qc.]; To his discredit, he failed to tell anyone about his suspicions, va a suo discredito il fatto che non abbia parlato a nessuno dei suoi sospetti(to) discredit /dɪsˈkrɛdɪt/v. t.1 screditare; gettare discredito su: Her enemies have tried everything to discredit her, i suoi nemici hanno tentato di tutto per screditarla; The incident has permanently discredited his government, l'incidente ha screditato irrimediabilmente il suo governo2 screditare, smentire: The steady-state theory of the universe was discredited by the Big Bang theory, la teoria dello stato stazionario dell'universo è stata screditata dalla teoria del Big Bang.* * *I [dɪs'kredɪt]nome discredito m.II [dɪs'kredɪt]to bring discredit on sb. — gettare discredito su qcn
verbo transitivo screditare [ person]; mettere in dubbio [report, theory] -
2 discredit dis·cred·it
[dɪs'krɛdɪt] frm1. nto bring discredit on sb/sth — far cadere qn/qc in discredito
2. vt
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bring discredit on — index decry Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
discredit — n. 1) to bring discredit on, to 2) a discredit to (a discredit to one s family) * * * [dɪs kredɪt] to to bring discredit on a discredit to (a discredit to one s family) … Combinatory dictionary
discredit — dis|cred|it1 [dısˈkredıt] v [T] 1.) to make people stop respecting or trusting someone or something ▪ The company s lawyers tried to discredit her testimony. 2.) to make people stop believing in a particular idea ▪ Some of Freud s theories have… … Dictionary of contemporary English
discredit — 1 verb (T) 1 to make people stop respecting or trusting someone or something: Black s remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him. 2 to make people stop believing in a particular idea: Some of Freud s theories have now been… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
discredit — I noun animadversion, aspersion, attaint, baseness, castigation, censure, condemnation, contumely, criticism, debasement, dedecus, degradation, denunciation, derogation, disapprobation, disapproval, disbelief, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace,… … Law dictionary
discredit — [v1] blame, detract from blow up*, bring into disrepute, bring to naught, censure, defame, degrade, destroy, disconsider, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace, dishonor, disparage, disprove, explode, expose, frown upon*, knock bottom out of*, mudsling* … New thesaurus
Discredit — Dis*cred it, n. [Cf. F. discr[ e]dit.] 1. The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, some degree of dishonor or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bring into discredit — index brand (stigmatize), censure, condemn (blame), denounce (condemn), derogate, discommen … Law dictionary
Discredit — Dis*cred it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discredited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discrediting}.] [Cf. F. discr[ e]diter.] 1. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited. [1913 Webster] 2. To deprive of credibility;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bring disgrace upon — index discredit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bring into disfavor — index discredit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary